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
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 16,752 births
- Debut · girls
- 89 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 586,465since 1880
Christine over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,272 | 176 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,196 | 198 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,168 | 206 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,120 | 219 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,138 | 216 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,015 | 248 | — | |
| 2019 | #922 | 287 | — | |
| 2018 | #920 | 291 | — | |
| 2017 | #785 | 350 | — | |
| 2016 | #727 | 390 | — | |
| 2015 | #790 | 357 | — | |
| 2014 | #690 | 410 | — | |
| 2013 | #704 | 398 | — | |
| 2012 | #656 | 434 | — | |
| 2011 | #724 | 381 | — | |
| 2010 | #669 | 433 | — | |
| 2009 | #615 | 491 | — | |
| 2008 | #542 | 569 | — | |
| 2007 | #512 | 618 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #436 | 731 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #396 | 793 | — | |
| 2004 | #370 | 844 | — | |
| 2003 | #335 | 942 | — | |
| 2002 | #304 | 1,027 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #255 | 1,247 | — | |
| 2000 | #217 | 1,442 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #204 | 1,500 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #175 | 1,715 | — | |
| 1997 | #159 | 1,942 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #135 | 2,371 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #114 | 2,815 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #104 | 3,163 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #90 | 3,477 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #82 | 4,150 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #73 | 4,806 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #62 | 5,679 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1989 | #59 | 6,134 | #1,433 | 58 |
| 1988 | #51 | 6,612 | #1,671 | 42 |
| 1987 | #48 | 6,620 | #1,655 | 41 |
| 1986 | #47 | 6,917 | #1,588 | 41 |
| 1985 | #44 | 7,441 | #1,485 | 45 |
| 1984 | #43 | 7,299 | #1,656 | 35 |
| 1983 | #47 | 6,499 | #1,687 | 34 |
| 1982 | #46 | 6,555 | #1,774 | 32 |
| 1981 | #42 | 6,854 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | #41 | 7,085 | #1,695 | 34 |
| 1979 | #35 | 7,689 | #1,510 | 39 |
| 1978 | #29 | 8,272 | #1,570 | 36 |
| 1977 | #30 | 7,886 | #1,670 | 32 |
| 1976 | #26 | 8,111 | #1,646 | 32 |
| 1975 | #22 | 9,103 | #1,191 | 50 |
| 1974 | #19 | 9,901 | #1,244 | 45 |
| 1973 | #17 | 10,549 | #1,294 | 41 |
| 1972 | #16 | 11,986 | #1,230 | 45 |
| 1971 | #18 | 13,678 | #1,081 | 57 |
| 1970 | #14 | 16,061 | #1,260 | 43 |
| 1969 | #14 | 16,752 | #1,064 | 53 |
| 1968 | #14 | 16,525 | #1,217 | 39 |
| 1967 | #14 | 15,991 | #1,071 | 47 |
| 1966 | #20 | 15,546 | #1,043 | 49 |
| 1965 | #21 | 15,204 | #1,233 | 38 |
| 1964 | #28 | 14,270 | #1,219 | 40 |
| 1963 | #29 | 13,387 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1962 | #39 | 11,196 | #1,403 | 31 |
| 1961 | #39 | 10,598 | #1,552 | 27 |
| 1960 | #40 | 9,874 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1959 | #43 | 9,471 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1958 | #43 | 10,062 | #1,370 | 32 |
| 1957 | #41 | 9,575 | #1,673 | 23 |
| 1956 | #42 | 9,371 | #1,443 | 29 |
| 1955 | #40 | 9,042 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #43 | 8,788 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #32 | 11,793 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1952 | #20 | 17,548 | #1,406 | 29 |
| 1951 | #24 | 15,017 | #1,489 | 25 |
| 1950 | #28 | 12,673 | #1,313 | 30 |
| 1949 | #30 | 11,797 | #1,462 | 25 |
| 1948 | #35 | 9,677 | #1,460 | 25 |
| 1947 | #45 | 8,379 | #1,394 | 28 |
| 1946 | #50 | 6,202 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #62 | 4,077 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #75 | 3,584 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #84 | 3,316 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #96 | 2,900 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #101 | 2,471 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #118 | 2,162 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #124 | 1,985 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #129 | 1,843 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #135 | 1,742 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #131 | 1,723 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #130 | 1,744 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #121 | 1,920 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #128 | 1,794 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #127 | 1,859 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #125 | 1,884 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #124 | 1,995 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1929 | #123 | 2,013 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #120 | 2,177 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #117 | 2,346 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #120 | 2,213 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #123 | 2,254 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #115 | 2,325 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #120 | 2,257 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #116 | 2,267 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #118 | 2,301 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #118 | 2,181 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #116 | 2,111 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #119 | 2,014 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #120 | 1,843 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #121 | 1,787 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #125 | 1,625 | — | |
| 1914 | #117 | 1,374 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #124 | 1,045 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #123 | 944 | — | |
| 1911 | #124 | 686 | — | |
| 1910 | #123 | 665 | — | |
| 1909 | #137 | 524 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #138 | 504 | — | |
| 1907 | #145 | 452 | — | |
| 1906 | #146 | 408 | — | |
| 1905 | #160 | 344 | — | |
| 1904 | #165 | 325 | — | |
| 1903 | #146 | 363 | — | |
| 1902 | #160 | 323 | — | |
| 1901 | #165 | 275 | — | |
| 1900 | #151 | 383 | — | |
| 1899 | #154 | 299 | — | |
| 1898 | #166 | 302 | — | |
| 1897 | #159 | 281 | — | |
| 1896 | #161 | 274 | — | |
| 1895 | #151 | 295 | — | |
| 1894 | #160 | 267 | — | |
| 1893 | #160 | 244 | — | |
| 1892 | #167 | 222 | — | |
| 1891 | #185 | 161 | — | |
| 1890 | #161 | 220 | — | |
| 1889 | #159 | 189 | — | |
| 1888 | #170 | 170 | — | |
| 1887 | #153 | 161 | — | |
| 1886 | #154 | 151 | — | |
| 1885 | #159 | 132 | — | |
| 1884 | #155 | 129 | — | |
| 1883 | #163 | 103 | — | |
| 1882 | #183 | 75 | — | |
| 1881 | #185 | 67 | — | |
| 1880 | #153 | 89 | — | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Jersey#13 · 1 in 88
- Hawaii#17 · 1 in 103
- New York#20 · 1 in 115
- Massachusetts#23 · 1 in 109
- Delaware#26 · 1 in 91
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Jersey, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #13 | 425 | 1 in 88 |
| Hawaii | #17 | 47 | 1 in 103 |
| New York | #20 | 880 | 1 in 115 |
| Massachusetts | #23 | 289 | 1 in 109 |
| Connecticut | #26 | 125 | 1 in 123 |
| Delaware | #26 | 33 | 1 in 91 |
| Rhode Island | #29 | 41 | 1 in 109 |
| District of Columbia | #32 | 41 | 1 in 141 |
| Maryland | #33 | 148 | 1 in 142 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | 39 | 1 in 137 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | 450 | 1 in 154 |
| California | #38 | 881 | 1 in 206 |
| Illinois | #38 | 399 | 1 in 188 |
| Nevada | #39 | 25 | 1 in 175 |
| Michigan | #41 | 280 | 1 in 209 |
| Virginia | #43 | 137 | 1 in 219 |
| Maine | #44 | 32 | 1 in 196 |
| Washington | #44 | 122 | 1 in 226 |
| Arizona | #45 | 91 | 1 in 219 |
| Florida | #45 | 241 | 1 in 224 |
| Colorado | #47 | 94 | 1 in 221 |
| Ohio | #48 | 300 | 1 in 241 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 131 | 1 in 238 |
| Missouri | #50 | 132 | 1 in 243 |
| Vermont | #50 | 15 | 1 in 176 |
| Montana | #51 | 24 | 1 in 198 |
| New Mexico | #51 | 40 | 1 in 233 |
| Wyoming | #51 | 15 | 1 in 219 |
| Minnesota | #52 | 128 | 1 in 227 |
| Kansas | #53 | 57 | 1 in 271 |
| Oregon | #53 | 65 | 1 in 261 |
| Idaho | #56 | 27 | 1 in 254 |
| Alaska | #65 | 11 | 1 in 267 |
| Louisiana | #65 | 99 | 1 in 309 |
| Indiana | #67 | 102 | 1 in 342 |
| Iowa | #67 | 64 | 1 in 303 |
| Texas | #71 | 328 | 1 in 377 |
| South Dakota | #73 | 15 | 1 in 300 |
| North Dakota | #76 | 16 | 1 in 305 |
| Nebraska | #79 | 31 | 1 in 351 |
| Utah | #91 | 34 | 1 in 475 |
| West Virginia | #100 | 24 | 1 in 480 |
| South Carolina | #103 | 42 | 1 in 427 |
| Oklahoma | #104 | 44 | 1 in 457 |
| North Carolina | #107 | 66 | 1 in 502 |
| Kentucky | #111 | 45 | 1 in 530 |
| Georgia | #113 | 65 | 1 in 536 |
| Alabama | #121 | 39 | 1 in 583 |
| Mississippi | #132 | 27 | 1 in 587 |
| Tennessee | #163 | 33 | 1 in 845 |
| Arkansas | #169 | 15 | 1 in 848 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1969 at #14 (16,752 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1942–1993
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–2019
- 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
- 23.8% of all girls named Christine (139,343) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,266 | #153 (1887) | #163 |
| 1890s | 2,565 | #151 (1895) | #162 |
| 1900s | 3,901 | #137 (1909) | #151 |
| 1910s | 14,094 | #116 (1919) | #121 |
| 1920s | 22,334 | #115 (1924) | #119 |
| 1930s | 18,489 | #121 (1934) | #127 |
| 1940s | 54,565 | #30 (1949) | #70 |
| 1950s | 113,340 | #20 (1952) | #36 |
| 1960s | 139,343 | #14 (1969) | #26 |
| 1970s | 103,236 | #14 (1970) | #23 |
| 1980s | 68,016 | #41 (1980) | #47 |
| 1990s | 31,618 | #62 (1990) | #120 |
| 2000s | 8,704 | #217 (2000) | #398 |
| 2010s | 3,731 | #656 (2012) | #759 |
| 2020s | 1,263 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 243 of them was named Christine, which outranked 99.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 71,647 of them was named Christine, which outranked 71.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,038Triston26
- #2,038Tyre26
- #2,038Val26
- #2,086Christine25
- #2,086Addison25
- #2,086Aharon25
- #2,086Antawn25
- #2,138Abran24
- #2,138Anna24
- #2,138Armen24
Tied with 51 names at #2,086; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.