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

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Peak · girls
1985 · 16,600 births
Debut · girls
65 births
In top 100 · girls
39 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
479,718
since 1880

Christina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #12, 1985girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#770352—
2024#704399—
2023#702405—
2022#733397—
2021#627475—
2020#606481—
2019#522596—
2018#434728—
2017#398786—
2016#389850—
2015#333983—
2014#3211,030—
2013#2991,071—
2012#2831,125#10,7706
2011#2691,184—
2010#2471,289—
2009#2211,472—
2008#2001,678—
2007#1742,025#9,7887
2006#1582,230#9,5857
2005#1342,452#7,6409
2004#1232,736#6,97610
2003#1093,117#7,8318
2002#973,391#4,70316
2001#803,742#6,44510
2000#734,332#6,31610
1999#754,296#5,03513
1998#694,533#3,70819
1997#625,182#4,66813
1996#575,804#2,74727
1995#456,953#3,30320
1994#397,668#1,92743
1993#358,289#1,53959
1992#339,444#1,69750
1991#3110,564#1,55755
1990#2511,927#1,46459
1989#2313,141#886129
1988#2212,954#1,00394
1987#2013,816#1,03085
1986#1914,384#95891
1985#1216,600#98486
1984#2014,705#94487
1983#1615,357#1,07568
1982#1914,518#1,11567
1981#1714,392#1,11167
1980#1516,141#1,07970
1979#1416,454#1,15461
1978#1516,367#93885
1977#1614,501#1,21053
1976#1414,033#1,17953
1975#1212,980#1,22848
1974#1610,849#1,15151
1973#1610,888#1,18648
1972#2610,172#1,41836
1971#309,915#1,49433
1970#359,588#1,33739
1969#379,323#1,28038
1968#448,016#1,39331
1967#536,600#1,65222
1966#675,341#1,75719
1965#744,979#2,7809
1964#884,701#2,8549
1963#1074,028#2,41412
1962#1243,624#2,50411
1961#1323,467#3,6526
1960#1542,711#4,0385
1959#1652,348#3,9885
1958#1652,309#3,5596
1957#1702,251#3,0248
1956#1732,112—
1955#1841,811#3,8865
1954#2141,387—
1953#1771,772—
1952#1552,169—
1951#1581,960—
1950#1651,725—
1949#1601,832—
1948#1841,493#3,6685
1947#2071,284—
1946#231964—
1945#238776—
1944#237760—
1943#288580—
1942#335433—
1941#339373—
1940#350344—
1939#418262—
1938#393291—
1937#410250—
1936#402253—
1935#383274—
1934#376284—
1933#393271—
1932#410251—
1931#376292—
1930#386317—
1929#365333#3,5596
1928#351371—
1927#372342—
1926#357349—
1925#350375—
1924#345385—
1923#351357—
1922#334372—
1921#337383—
1920#333384—
1919#321386—
1918#353346—
1917#325361—
1916#326346—
1915#325339—
1914#306291—
1913#325216—
1912#321202—
1911#325148—
1910#347130—
1909#331120—
1908#326118—
1907#307128—
1906#305120—
1905#308118—
1904#288123—
1903#32690—
1902#301111—
1901#282110—
1900#283132—
1899#270112—
1898#263131—
1897#259120—
1896#264118—
1895#248126—
1894#245121—
1893#219139—
1892#230127—
1891#214124—
1890#200139—
1889#190142—
1888#215114—
1887#21692—
1886#19898—
1885#178107—
1884#20883—
1883#21069—
1882#20864—
1881#16382—
1880#18665—
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 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 384 girlsAKMaine: #187 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 610 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedNHWashington: #348 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #320 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsMNIllinois: #232 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsILWisconsin: #295 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsWIMichigan: #258 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMINew York: #194 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 951 girlsNYMassachusetts: #330 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsMARhode Island: #103 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 331 girlsRIOregon: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsORNevada: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,291 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedSDIowa: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,506 girlsIAIndiana: #331 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,430 girlsINOhio: #353 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsOHPennsylvania: #247 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsPANew Jersey: #188 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 869 girlsNJConnecticut: #202 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 780 girlsCTCalifornia: #261 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsCAUtah: #561 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,558 girlsUTColorado: #525 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsCONebraska: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 646 girlsNEMissouri: #443 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,071 girlsMOKentucky: #688 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,629 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #234 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsVAMaryland: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedDEArizona: #278 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsAZNew Mexico: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsNMKansas: #602 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,632 girlsKSArkansas: #377 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsARTennessee: #400 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #236 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,072 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Christina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #447 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsOKLouisiana: #423 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsLAMississippi: #385 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsMSAlabama: #440 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsALGeorgia: #193 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 893 girlsGAHawaii: #241 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 675 girlsHITexas: #379 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsTXFlorida: #181 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 866 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#103 · 1 in 331
  2. Alaska#145 · 1 in 384
  3. Florida#181 · 1 in 866
  4. Maine#187 · 1 in 610
  5. New Jersey#188 · 1 in 869

Best ever in a state: #4 in Maryland, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#10391 in 331
Alaska#14561 in 384
Florida#181921 in 866
Maine#18761 in 610
New Jersey#188421 in 869
Nebraska#191121 in 646
Georgia#193531 in 893
New York#194971 in 951
Connecticut#202151 in 780
Illinois#232551 in 1,068
Virginia#234351 in 1,040
North Carolina#236411 in 1,072
Hawaii#24151 in 675
Pennsylvania#247451 in 1,172
Michigan#258361 in 1,144
California#2611661 in 1,260
Maryland#272211 in 1,147
Arizona#278251 in 1,239
South Carolina#281151 in 1,162
Wisconsin#295181 in 1,280
Minnesota#320171 in 1,413
Massachusetts#330161 in 1,590
Indiana#331211 in 1,430
Nevada#33881 in 1,291
Washington#348211 in 1,450
Ohio#353291 in 1,778
Arkansas#37781 in 1,424
Texas#379861 in 1,841
Mississippi#38571 in 1,519
Tennessee#400161 in 1,867
New Mexico#40451 in 1,417
Louisiana#423111 in 1,791
Alabama#440101 in 1,847
Missouri#443131 in 2,071
Oklahoma#44791 in 1,831
Colorado#525101 in 2,240
Utah#56171 in 2,558
Iowa#56351 in 2,506
Oregon#56861 in 2,475
Kansas#60251 in 2,632
Kentucky#68851 in 3,629
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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.

See more about Christina
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 66 spots since 2024 (#704 → #770)
  • 164 spots since 2020 (#606 → #770)
  • 437 spots since 2015 (#333 → #770)
  • Biggest jump: 68 spots in 1940 (#418 → #350)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2022 (#627 → #733)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s916#163 (1881)#197
1890s1,257#200 (1890)#241
1900s1,170#282 (1901)#306
1910s2,765#306 (1914)#327
1920s3,651#333 (1920)#350
1930s2,745#376 (1931)#395
1940s8,839#160 (1949)#257
1950s19,844#155 (1952)#173
1960s52,790#37 (1969)#88
1970s125,747#12 (1975)#19
1980s146,008#12 (1985)#18
1990s74,660#25 (1990)#47
2000s27,175#73 (2000)#137
2010s9,642#247 (2010)#350
2020s2,509#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.

Christina in 2012

girls
#283
1,125 births · 1 in 1,565 girls
boys
#10,770
6 births · 1 in 316,158 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #283Christina1,125

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #10,770Christina6
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,565 of them was named Christina, which outranked 98.6% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christina
  1. #280Cassidy1,140
  2. #281Iris1,134
  3. #282Alondra1,128
  4. #283Christina1,125
  5. #284Kyla1,115
  6. #285Carly1,110
  7. #286Jillian1,102
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 316,158 of them was named Christina, which outranked 24.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christina
  1. #9,709Zinn7
  2. #9,709Zlatan7
  3. #9,709Zylon7
  4. #10,770Christina6
  5. #10,770Aadhavan6
  6. #10,770Aadith6
  7. #10,770Aadiv6
  8. #12,274Aadrit5
  9. #12,274Aakarsh5
  10. #12,274Aalok5

Tied with 1,503 names at #10,770; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012 →