Christina
- #770 for girls in 2025, 352 births
- Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1985 · 16,600 births
- Debut · girls
- 65 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 479,718since 1880
Christina over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #770 | 352 | — | |
| 2024 | #704 | 399 | — | |
| 2023 | #702 | 405 | — | |
| 2022 | #733 | 397 | — | |
| 2021 | #627 | 475 | — | |
| 2020 | #606 | 481 | — | |
| 2019 | #522 | 596 | — | |
| 2018 | #434 | 728 | — | |
| 2017 | #398 | 786 | — | |
| 2016 | #389 | 850 | — | |
| 2015 | #333 | 983 | — | |
| 2014 | #321 | 1,030 | — | |
| 2013 | #299 | 1,071 | — | |
| 2012 | #283 | 1,125 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #269 | 1,184 | — | |
| 2010 | #247 | 1,289 | — | |
| 2009 | #221 | 1,472 | — | |
| 2008 | #200 | 1,678 | — | |
| 2007 | #174 | 2,025 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #158 | 2,230 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #134 | 2,452 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #123 | 2,736 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #109 | 3,117 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #97 | 3,391 | #4,703 | 16 |
| 2001 | #80 | 3,742 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #73 | 4,332 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #75 | 4,296 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #69 | 4,533 | #3,708 | 19 |
| 1997 | #62 | 5,182 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #57 | 5,804 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #45 | 6,953 | #3,303 | 20 |
| 1994 | #39 | 7,668 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #35 | 8,289 | #1,539 | 59 |
| 1992 | #33 | 9,444 | #1,697 | 50 |
| 1991 | #31 | 10,564 | #1,557 | 55 |
| 1990 | #25 | 11,927 | #1,464 | 59 |
| 1989 | #23 | 13,141 | #886 | 129 |
| 1988 | #22 | 12,954 | #1,003 | 94 |
| 1987 | #20 | 13,816 | #1,030 | 85 |
| 1986 | #19 | 14,384 | #958 | 91 |
| 1985 | #12 | 16,600 | #984 | 86 |
| 1984 | #20 | 14,705 | #944 | 87 |
| 1983 | #16 | 15,357 | #1,075 | 68 |
| 1982 | #19 | 14,518 | #1,115 | 67 |
| 1981 | #17 | 14,392 | #1,111 | 67 |
| 1980 | #15 | 16,141 | #1,079 | 70 |
| 1979 | #14 | 16,454 | #1,154 | 61 |
| 1978 | #15 | 16,367 | #938 | 85 |
| 1977 | #16 | 14,501 | #1,210 | 53 |
| 1976 | #14 | 14,033 | #1,179 | 53 |
| 1975 | #12 | 12,980 | #1,228 | 48 |
| 1974 | #16 | 10,849 | #1,151 | 51 |
| 1973 | #16 | 10,888 | #1,186 | 48 |
| 1972 | #26 | 10,172 | #1,418 | 36 |
| 1971 | #30 | 9,915 | #1,494 | 33 |
| 1970 | #35 | 9,588 | #1,337 | 39 |
| 1969 | #37 | 9,323 | #1,280 | 38 |
| 1968 | #44 | 8,016 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #53 | 6,600 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #67 | 5,341 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #74 | 4,979 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #88 | 4,701 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #107 | 4,028 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #124 | 3,624 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #132 | 3,467 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #154 | 2,711 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #165 | 2,348 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #165 | 2,309 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #170 | 2,251 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #173 | 2,112 | — | |
| 1955 | #184 | 1,811 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #214 | 1,387 | — | |
| 1953 | #177 | 1,772 | — | |
| 1952 | #155 | 2,169 | — | |
| 1951 | #158 | 1,960 | — | |
| 1950 | #165 | 1,725 | — | |
| 1949 | #160 | 1,832 | — | |
| 1948 | #184 | 1,493 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #207 | 1,284 | — | |
| 1946 | #231 | 964 | — | |
| 1945 | #238 | 776 | — | |
| 1944 | #237 | 760 | — | |
| 1943 | #288 | 580 | — | |
| 1942 | #335 | 433 | — | |
| 1941 | #339 | 373 | — | |
| 1940 | #350 | 344 | — | |
| 1939 | #418 | 262 | — | |
| 1938 | #393 | 291 | — | |
| 1937 | #410 | 250 | — | |
| 1936 | #402 | 253 | — | |
| 1935 | #383 | 274 | — | |
| 1934 | #376 | 284 | — | |
| 1933 | #393 | 271 | — | |
| 1932 | #410 | 251 | — | |
| 1931 | #376 | 292 | — | |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 | — | |
| 1929 | #365 | 333 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #351 | 371 | — | |
| 1927 | #372 | 342 | — | |
| 1926 | #357 | 349 | — | |
| 1925 | #350 | 375 | — | |
| 1924 | #345 | 385 | — | |
| 1923 | #351 | 357 | — | |
| 1922 | #334 | 372 | — | |
| 1921 | #337 | 383 | — | |
| 1920 | #333 | 384 | — | |
| 1919 | #321 | 386 | — | |
| 1918 | #353 | 346 | — | |
| 1917 | #325 | 361 | — | |
| 1916 | #326 | 346 | — | |
| 1915 | #325 | 339 | — | |
| 1914 | #306 | 291 | — | |
| 1913 | #325 | 216 | — | |
| 1912 | #321 | 202 | — | |
| 1911 | #325 | 148 | — | |
| 1910 | #347 | 130 | — | |
| 1909 | #331 | 120 | — | |
| 1908 | #326 | 118 | — | |
| 1907 | #307 | 128 | — | |
| 1906 | #305 | 120 | — | |
| 1905 | #308 | 118 | — | |
| 1904 | #288 | 123 | — | |
| 1903 | #326 | 90 | — | |
| 1902 | #301 | 111 | — | |
| 1901 | #282 | 110 | — | |
| 1900 | #283 | 132 | — | |
| 1899 | #270 | 112 | — | |
| 1898 | #263 | 131 | — | |
| 1897 | #259 | 120 | — | |
| 1896 | #264 | 118 | — | |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 | — | |
| 1894 | #245 | 121 | — | |
| 1893 | #219 | 139 | — | |
| 1892 | #230 | 127 | — | |
| 1891 | #214 | 124 | — | |
| 1890 | #200 | 139 | — | |
| 1889 | #190 | 142 | — | |
| 1888 | #215 | 114 | — | |
| 1887 | #216 | 92 | — | |
| 1886 | #198 | 98 | — | |
| 1885 | #178 | 107 | — | |
| 1884 | #208 | 83 | — | |
| 1883 | #210 | 69 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #163 | 82 | — | |
| 1880 | #186 | 65 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Christina was already there! It came in at #186, and was given to 65 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 84 girls a year got the name.
Where Christina is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Nevada#374 · 1 in 1,314
- Minnesota#459 · 1 in 1,953
- Arizona#477 · 1 in 2,016
- Missouri#480 · 1 in 2,025
- New Jersey#572 · 1 in 2,731
Best ever in a state: #4 in Maryland, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #374 | 7 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Arizona | #477 | 14 | 1 in 2,016 |
| Missouri | #480 | 12 | 1 in 2,025 |
| New Jersey | #572 | 13 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Indiana | #577 | 11 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Florida | #598 | 29 | 1 in 2,992 |
| North Carolina | #601 | 17 | 1 in 2,734 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Texas | #684 | 44 | 1 in 3,649 |
| Tennessee | #707 | 10 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Georgia | #710 | 14 | 1 in 3,229 |
| New York | #731 | 22 | 1 in 3,560 |
| Kentucky | #744 | 5 | 1 in 3,450 |
| Virginia | #758 | 9 | 1 in 3,749 |
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| Pennsylvania | #813 | 11 | 1 in 4,244 |
| Michigan | #863 | 8 | 1 in 4,466 |
| California | #908 | 31 | 1 in 5,217 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Illinois | #1,240 | 6 | 1 in 7,388 |
| Ohio | #1,438 | 5 | 1 in 9,454 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 164 spots since 2020 (#606 → #770)
- Biggest jump: 68 spots in 1940
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
105 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1985 at #12 (16,600 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 39 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1964–2002
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 94
- Highest: 1 in 94 girls born in 1978 were named Christina (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,566 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 1985, was only 1 in 104 (0.96%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 30.4% of all girls named Christina (146,008) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 916 | #163 (1881) | #197 |
| 1890s | 1,257 | #200 (1890) | #241 |
| 1900s | 1,170 | #282 (1901) | #306 |
| 1910s | 2,765 | #306 (1914) | #327 |
| 1920s | 3,651 | #333 (1920) | #350 |
| 1930s | 2,745 | #376 (1931) | #395 |
| 1940s | 8,839 | #160 (1949) | #257 |
| 1950s | 19,844 | #155 (1952) | #173 |
| 1960s | 52,790 | #37 (1969) | #88 |
| 1970s | 125,747 | #12 (1975) | #19 |
| 1980s | 146,008 | #12 (1985) | #18 |
| 1990s | 74,660 | #25 (1990) | #47 |
| 2000s | 27,175 | #73 (2000) | #137 |
| 2010s | 9,642 | #247 (2010) | #350 |
| 2020s | 2,509 | #606 (2020) | #690 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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