Christine

#1,272 for girls in 2025, 176 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #9,788
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1969 · 16,752 births
Debut · girls
89 births
In top 100 · girls
52 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
586,465
since 1880

Christine over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #14, 1969girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,272176—
2024#1,196198—
2023#1,168206—
2022#1,120219—
2021#1,138216—
2020#1,015248—
2019#922287—
2018#920291—
2017#785350—
2016#727390—
2015#790357—
2014#690410—
2013#704398—
2012#656434—
2011#724381—
2010#669433—
2009#615491—
2008#542569—
2007#512618#9,7887
2006#436731#12,0555
2005#396793—
2004#370844—
2003#335942—
2002#3041,027#7,6438
2001#2551,247—
2000#2171,442#7,4168
1999#2041,500#7,8747
1998#1751,715—
1997#1591,942#9,2655
1996#1352,371#6,4968
1995#1142,815#4,28014
1994#1043,163#4,29014
1993#903,477#7,6386
1992#824,150#4,32713
1991#734,806#4,00514
1990#625,679#2,55326
1989#596,134#1,43358
1988#516,612#1,67142
1987#486,620#1,65541
1986#476,917#1,58841
1985#447,441#1,48545
1984#437,299#1,65635
1983#476,499#1,68734
1982#466,555#1,77432
1981#426,854#2,08625
1980#417,085#1,69534
1979#357,689#1,51039
1978#298,272#1,57036
1977#307,886#1,67032
1976#268,111#1,64632
1975#229,103#1,19150
1974#199,901#1,24445
1973#1710,549#1,29441
1972#1611,986#1,23045
1971#1813,678#1,08157
1970#1416,061#1,26043
1969#1416,752#1,06453
1968#1416,525#1,21739
1967#1415,991#1,07147
1966#2015,546#1,04349
1965#2115,204#1,23338
1964#2814,270#1,21940
1963#2913,387#1,22840
1962#3911,196#1,40331
1961#3910,598#1,55227
1960#409,874#1,77221
1959#439,471#1,58825
1958#4310,062#1,37032
1957#419,575#1,67323
1956#429,371#1,44329
1955#409,042#1,84518
1954#438,788#1,62822
1953#3211,793#1,50825
1952#2017,548#1,40629
1951#2415,017#1,48925
1950#2812,673#1,31330
1949#3011,797#1,46225
1948#359,677#1,46025
1947#458,379#1,39428
1946#506,202#1,94914
1945#624,077#2,00912
1944#753,584#1,68317
1943#843,316#2,18212
1942#962,900#2,26811
1941#1012,471#1,53220
1940#1182,162#2,32210
1939#1241,985#2,28810
1938#1291,843#2,32610
1937#1351,742#2,4799
1936#1311,723#2,30110
1935#1301,744#2,39610
1934#1211,920#2,39310
1933#1281,794#1,70717
1932#1271,859#2,31311
1931#1251,884#2,32811
1930#1241,995#1,82117
1929#1232,013#2,31712
1928#1202,177#1,90217
1927#1172,346#2,29813
1926#1202,213#1,98116
1925#1232,254#2,75510
1924#1152,325#3,0239
1923#1202,257#3,8226
1922#1162,267#4,3075
1921#1182,301#4,3225
1920#1182,181#2,45912
1919#1162,111#2,66510
1918#1192,014#3,3687
1917#1201,843#2,9568
1916#1211,787#2,7309
1915#1251,625—
1914#1171,374#2,6517
1913#1241,045#2,8215
1912#123944—
1911#124686—
1910#123665—
1909#137524#1,4405
1908#138504—
1907#145452—
1906#146408—
1905#160344—
1904#165325—
1903#146363—
1902#160323—
1901#165275—
1900#151383—
1899#154299—
1898#166302—
1897#159281—
1896#161274—
1895#151295—
1894#160267—
1893#160244—
1892#167222—
1891#185161—
1890#161220—
1889#159189—
1888#170170—
1887#153161—
1886#154151—
1885#159132—
1884#155129—
1883#163103—
1882#18375—
1881#18567—
1880#15389—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Christine was already there! It came in at #153, and was given to 89 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 90 girls a year got the name.

Where Christine is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedAKMaine: #54 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 181 girlsMEVermont: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 490 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #86 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 317 girlsNHWashington: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedIDMontana: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #97 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 356 girlsNDMinnesota: #156 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 929 girlsMNIllinois: #153 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 890 girlsILWisconsin: #190 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsWIMichigan: #158 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsMINew York: #166 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 945 girlsNYMassachusetts: #113 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 579 girlsMARhode Island: #158 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 870 girlsRIOregon: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 882 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #135 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 622 girlsSDIowa: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsIAIndiana: #152 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 898 girlsINOhio: #147 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 867 girlsOHPennsylvania: #130 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 777 girlsPANew Jersey: #137 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 666 girlsNJConnecticut: #97 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 437 girlsCTCalifornia: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 773 girlsCONebraska: #243 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsNEMissouri: #139 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 658 girlsMOKentucky: #54 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 218 girlsKYWest Virginia: #101 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 430 girlsWVVirginia: #82 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 335 girlsVAMaryland: #121 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 664 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedDEArizona: #148 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 539 girlsAZNew Mexico: #78 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 270 girlsNMKansas: #144 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 736 girlsKSArkansas: #93 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 356 girlsARTennessee: #54 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 240 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #68 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 248 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #89 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 333 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #78 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 330 girlsDCOklahoma: #96 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 376 girlsOKLouisiana: #178 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 750 girlsLAMississippi: #49 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 197 girlsMSAlabama: #77 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 288 girlsALGeorgia: #65 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 234 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedHITexas: #87 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 399 girlsTXFlorida: #97 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 361 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#49 · 1 in 197
  2. Maine#54 · 1 in 181
  3. Kentucky#54 · 1 in 218
  4. Tennessee#54 · 1 in 240
  5. Georgia#65 · 1 in 234

Best ever in a state: #2 in New Jersey, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#491111 in 197
Kentucky#541241 in 218
Maine#54331 in 181
Tennessee#541081 in 240
Georgia#651591 in 234
North Carolina#681451 in 248
Alabama#771071 in 288
District of Columbia#7891 in 330
New Mexico#78121 in 270
Virginia#82821 in 335
New Hampshire#86101 in 317
Texas#871301 in 399
South Carolina#89711 in 333
Arkansas#93571 in 356
Oklahoma#96591 in 376
Connecticut#97311 in 437
Florida#97281 in 361
North Dakota#97201 in 356
West Virginia#101391 in 430
Massachusetts#113601 in 579
Vermont#12051 in 490
Maryland#121211 in 664
Pennsylvania#1301201 in 777
South Dakota#135101 in 622
New Jersey#137461 in 666
Missouri#139441 in 658
Kansas#144211 in 736
Ohio#147581 in 867
Arizona#14861 in 539
Indiana#152271 in 898
Illinois#153641 in 890
Minnesota#156231 in 929
Michigan#158331 in 1,026
Rhode Island#15861 in 870
New York#1661011 in 945
Colorado#167101 in 773
Oregon#17061 in 882
Louisiana#178291 in 750
Wisconsin#190171 in 1,342
Montana#19251 in 1,083
California#200211 in 1,109
Iowa#238121 in 1,711
Washington#23861 in 1,611
Nebraska#24371 in 1,665
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
Utah———
Wyoming———

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 Christine
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 76 spots since 2024 (#1,196 → #1,272)
  • 257 spots since 2020 (#1,015 → #1,272)
  • 482 spots since 2015 (#790 → #1,272)
  • Biggest jump: 68 spots in 2012 (#724 → #656)
  • Biggest drop: 135 spots in 2018 (#785 → #920)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1969 at #14 (16,752 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1942–1993
  • Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 99
  • Highest: 1 in 99 girls born in 1968 were named Christine (1.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,132 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #14 in 1969, was only 1 in 101 (0.99%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 23.8% of all girls named Christine (139,343) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,266#153 (1887)#163
1890s2,565#151 (1895)#162
1900s3,901#137 (1909)#151
1910s14,094#116 (1919)#121
1920s22,334#115 (1924)#119
1930s18,489#121 (1934)#127
1940s54,565#30 (1949)#70
1950s113,340#20 (1952)#36
1960s139,343#14 (1969)#26
1970s103,236#14 (1970)#23
1980s68,016#41 (1980)#47
1990s31,618#62 (1990)#120
2000s8,704#217 (2000)#398
2010s3,731#656 (2012)#759
2020s1,263#1,015 (2020)#1,152

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.

Christine in 1919

girls
#116
2,111 births · 1 in 535 girls
boys
#2,665
10 births · 1 in 98,012 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #116Christine2,111

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #2,665Christine10
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 535 of them was named Christine, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christine
  1. #113Harriet2,168
  2. #114Patricia2,144
  3. #115Audrey2,114
  4. #116Christine2,111
  5. #117Inez2,083
  6. #118Loretta2,067
  7. #119Eunice2,061
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 98,012 of them was named Christine, which outranked 44.6% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christine
  1. #2,511Wilho11
  2. #2,511Woodard11
  3. #2,511Yancey11
  4. #2,665Christine10
  5. #2,665Acel10
  6. #2,665Acey10
  7. #2,665Aden10
  8. #2,877Abbie9
  9. #2,877Abelino9
  10. #2,877Adelaido9

Tied with 211 names at #2,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →