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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #14, 1969girls
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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#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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedAKMaine: #61 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 220 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #108 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 432 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 772 girlsNDMinnesota: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsMNIllinois: #169 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsILWisconsin: #206 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsWIMichigan: #159 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 974 girlsMINew York: #155 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 981 girlsNYMassachusetts: #111 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 579 girlsMARhode Island: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 949 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #146 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 660 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsINOhio: #168 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsOHPennsylvania: #132 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 740 girlsPANew Jersey: #134 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 707 girlsNJConnecticut: #108 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 453 girlsCTCalifornia: #200 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedUTColorado: #155 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 732 girlsCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsNEMissouri: #145 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 666 girlsMOKentucky: #45 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 197 girlsKYWest Virginia: #132 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 623 girlsWVVirginia: #78 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 278 girlsVAMaryland: #119 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 611 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christine, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsAZNew Mexico: #118 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 438 girlsNMKansas: #170 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 937 girlsKSArkansas: #99 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 410 girlsARTennessee: #53 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 224 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #61 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 226 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #81 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 297 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 449 girlsDCOklahoma: #109 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 470 girlsOKLouisiana: #140 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 594 girlsLAMississippi: #53 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 212 girlsMSAlabama: #62 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 231 girlsALGeorgia: #47 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 189 girlsGAHawaii: #204 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 721 girlsHITexas: #103 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 454 girlsTXFlorida: #66 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 267 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#45 · 1 in 197
  2. Georgia#47 · 1 in 189
  3. Mississippi#53 · 1 in 212
  4. Tennessee#53 · 1 in 224
  5. Maine#61 · 1 in 220

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#451521 in 197
Georgia#471841 in 189
Mississippi#531091 in 212
Tennessee#531301 in 224
Maine#61301 in 220
North Carolina#611761 in 226
Alabama#621431 in 231
Florida#66561 in 267
Virginia#781001 in 278
South Carolina#81811 in 297
District of Columbia#9881 in 449
Arkansas#99531 in 410
Texas#1031361 in 454
Connecticut#108271 in 453
New Hampshire#10881 in 432
Oklahoma#109551 in 470
Massachusetts#111611 in 579
New Mexico#118101 in 438
Maryland#119231 in 611
Pennsylvania#1321281 in 740
West Virginia#132331 in 623
New Jersey#134441 in 707
Louisiana#140401 in 594
Missouri#145471 in 666
South Dakota#14691 in 660
North Dakota#15381 in 772
Colorado#155121 in 732
New York#1551021 in 981
Michigan#159421 in 974
Ohio#168531 in 1,042
Rhode Island#16861 in 949
Illinois#169581 in 1,036
Kansas#170171 in 937
Arizona#17361 in 649
California#200321 in 1,154
Hawaii#20451 in 721
Minnesota#204131 in 1,681
Wisconsin#206141 in 1,728
Nebraska#22681 in 1,479
Indiana#246121 in 2,238
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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 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 1925

girls
#123
2,254 births · 1 in 540 girls
boys
#2,755
10 births · 1 in 111,592 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #123Christine2,254

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #2,755Christine10
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 540 of them was named Christine, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,771 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. #120Arlene2,275
  2. #121Jennie2,263
  3. #122Loretta2,255
  4. #123Christine2,254
  5. #124Lena2,235
  6. #125Rosa2,230
  7. #126Muriel2,215
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 111,592 of them was named Christine, which outranked 43.4% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christine
  1. #2,588York11
  2. #2,588Ysabel11
  3. #2,588Zoltan11
  4. #2,755Christine10
  5. #2,755Aldrich10
  6. #2,755Alvy10
  7. #2,755Andrea10
  8. #2,936Abundio9
  9. #2,936Alba9
  10. #2,936Aloysuis9

Tied with 180 names at #2,755; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →