Kristine

#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1966 · 3,314 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
84,329
since 1916

Kristine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kristine has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #104, 1966girls
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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
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2025#3,21149—
2024#3,82239—
2023#3,32948—
2022#3,76540—
2021#3,00255—
2020#3,49843—
2019#2,78460—
2018#2,50870—
2017#2,50871—
2016#2,32181—
2015#2,38277—
2014#2,13989—
2013#1,953101—
2012#1,918103—
2011#1,829110—
2010#1,658128—
2009#1,602140—
2008#1,479158—
2007#1,365177—
2006#1,335174—
2005#1,216187—
2004#1,082212—
2003#1,117197—
2002#986223—
2001#879261—
2000#741312—
1999#775284—
1998#635365—
1997#608373—
1996#499480—
1995#477517—
1994#386657—
1993#329797—
1992#316875—
1991#279997#8,2365
1990#2371,196—
1989#1941,379#5,6158
1988#1961,376—
1987#1991,369#6,9515
1986#1911,369#4,4579
1985#1881,441#4,6988
1984#1961,359#5,5616
1983#2041,259—
1982#2141,233#6,3855
1981#1961,362#4,5098
1980#1891,424#4,4958
1979#1831,455—
1978#1571,732—
1977#1741,564—
1976#1871,357#4,9356
1975#1691,559—
1974#1471,863#4,6346
1973#1332,148#2,60614
1972#1272,370#2,99111
1971#1202,963#3,9637
1970#1093,532#3,2829
1969#1103,322#2,30814
1968#1053,411#3,3657
1967#1063,292#3,2317
1966#1043,314#2,62710
1965#1203,162#3,5376
1964#1712,290#2,8549
1963#2031,747—
1962#2381,329—
1961#2611,174#3,3567
1960#2731,084—
1959#2781,020—
1958#2671,082#3,9445
1957#282986—
1956#273995—
1955#274992—
1954#289866—
1953#2281,247—
1952#1651,885#3,7345
1951#1721,755—
1950#2141,247—
1949#2191,174—
1948#2311,033—
1947#291718—
1946#360446—
1945#501213—
1944#582158—
1943#686123—
1942#81488—
1941#94261—
1940#1,31332—
1939#1,29133—
1938#1,47526—
1937#2,10115—
1936#1,80118—
1935#2,73110—
1934#3,1598—
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1932#4,4115—
1931#3,4977—
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1929#4,5705—
1928#4,7255—
1927#3,8757—
1926#3,5648—
1925#3,3629—
1924#4,0027—
1923#4,3766—
1922#4,4456—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
1919#4,2516—
1918#3,2449—
1917#3,3448—
1916#3,9196—
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five girls were named Kristine! It came in at #3,919, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1928–1930, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristine is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNHWashington: #227 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #292 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,399 girlsMNIllinois: #284 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,879 girlsILWisconsin: #213 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsWIMichigan: #511 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,434 girlsMINew York: #566 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,547 girlsNYMassachusetts: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,097 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedSDIowa: #343 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,032 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedINOhio: #447 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,652 girlsOHPennsylvania: #603 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,316 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #276 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsCTCalifornia: #421 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,435 girlsCAUtah: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#213 · 1 in 2,050
  2. Washington#227 · 1 in 1,707
  3. Utah#228 · 1 in 1,320
  4. Connecticut#276 · 1 in 2,857
  5. Illinois#284 · 1 in 2,879

Best ever in a state: #25 in Utah, 1968.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#213131 in 2,050
Washington#227111 in 1,707
Utah#22851 in 1,320
Connecticut#27651 in 2,857
Illinois#284221 in 2,879
Minnesota#29271 in 3,399
Iowa#34351 in 4,032
Massachusetts#37851 in 7,097
California#421181 in 4,435
Ohio#44791 in 6,652
Michigan#51161 in 8,434
New York#566101 in 10,547
Pennsylvania#60361 in 13,316
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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 Kristine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 611 spots since 2024 (#3,822 → #3,211)
  • 287 spots since 2020 (#3,498 → #3,211)
  • 829 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #3,211)
  • Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1941 (#1,313 → #942)
  • Biggest drop: 140 spots in 1999 (#635 → #775)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1966 at #104 (3,314 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1941–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 481
  • Highest: 1 in 481 girls born in 1968 were named Kristine (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #104 in 1966, was only 1 in 511 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 28.6% of all girls named Kristine (24,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s29#3,244 (1918)#3,690
1920s72#3,164 (1921)#3,942
1930s122#1,291 (1939)#2,558
1940s4,046#219 (1949)#594
1950s12,075#165 (1952)#244
1960s24,125#104 (1966)#169
1970s20,543#109 (1970)#151
1980s13,571#188 (1985)#197
1990s6,541#237 (1990)#454
2000s2,041#741 (2000)#1,180
2010s890#1,658 (2010)#2,200
2020s274#3,002 (2021)#3,438

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.

Kristine in 1944

girls
#582
158 births · 1 in 8,400 girls

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #582Kristine158
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 8,400 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 88.9% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #576Loraine162
  2. #580Nikki161
  3. #581Jerilyn160
  4. #582Kristine158
  5. #582Darleen158
  6. #582Sharen158
  7. #585Doretha157
  8. #585Ester157
  9. #585Laraine157

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →