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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAKMaine: #199 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,324 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNHWashington: #114 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 490 girlsWAIdaho: #55 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 224 girlsIDMontana: #166 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 793 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #133 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 668 girlsMNIllinois: #155 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 814 girlsILWisconsin: #55 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 249 girlsWIMichigan: #138 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 734 girlsMINew York: #300 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,564 girlsNYMassachusetts: #187 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsMARhode Island: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsRIOregon: #140 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 665 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNVWyoming: #95 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 345 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsSDIowa: #113 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 573 girlsIAIndiana: #177 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsINOhio: #194 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsOHPennsylvania: #263 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsPANew Jersey: #257 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsNJConnecticut: #201 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsCTCalifornia: #234 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsCAUtah: #47 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 185 girlsUTColorado: #104 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 440 girlsCONebraska: #161 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 868 girlsNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsMOKentucky: 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: #388 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,472 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #293 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,716 girlsNMKansas: #194 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,408 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #623 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,926 girlsTXFlorida: #440 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,466 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#47 · 1 in 185
  2. Idaho#55 · 1 in 224
  3. Wisconsin#55 · 1 in 249
  4. Wyoming#95 · 1 in 345
  5. Colorado#104 · 1 in 440

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#47531 in 185
Idaho#55281 in 224
Wisconsin#551601 in 249
Wyoming#9591 in 345
Colorado#104381 in 440
Iowa#113491 in 573
Washington#114561 in 490
Minnesota#133531 in 668
Michigan#1381131 in 734
Oregon#140251 in 665
Illinois#1551161 in 814
Nebraska#161161 in 868
Montana#16681 in 793
Rhode Island#17371 in 1,185
Indiana#177411 in 1,146
Massachusetts#187341 in 1,419
Kansas#194171 in 1,259
Ohio#194691 in 1,397
Maine#19971 in 1,324
Connecticut#201151 in 1,387
South Dakota#22451 in 1,476
California#234941 in 1,477
Missouri#250201 in 2,096
New Jersey#257231 in 2,171
Pennsylvania#263491 in 2,260
New Mexico#29361 in 1,716
New York#300601 in 2,564
Maryland#38861 in 4,472
Oklahoma#42651 in 4,408
Florida#44081 in 4,466
Texas#623161 in 6,926
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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 1953

girls
#228
1,247 births · 1 in 1,509 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #228Kristine1,247
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,509 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 96.5% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #225Ethel1,281
  2. #226Marion1,275
  3. #227Eleanor1,254
  4. #228Kristine1,247
  5. #229Luann1,197
  6. #230Dana1,196
  7. #231Vera1,192
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →