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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1933——
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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAKMaine: #254 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNHWashington: #129 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 544 girlsWAIdaho: #132 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 503 girlsIDMontana: #197 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 777 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 688 girlsNDMinnesota: #87 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 341 girlsMNIllinois: #191 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsILWisconsin: #86 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 333 girlsWIMichigan: #158 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 805 girlsMINew York: #312 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsNYMassachusetts: #202 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsMARhode Island: #133 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 653 girlsRIOregon: #227 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #134 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 516 girlsSDIowa: #109 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 441 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsINOhio: #232 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsPANew Jersey: #271 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,967 girlsNJConnecticut: #231 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsCTCalifornia: #254 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsCAUtah: #81 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 293 girlsUTColorado: #182 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 767 girlsCONebraska: #80 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 326 girlsNEMissouri: #293 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsMOKentucky: #530 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,163 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedVAMaryland: #425 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedDEArizona: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,929 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNMKansas: #247 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,417 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: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #651 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,342 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #750 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,897 girlsTXFlorida: #332 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#80 · 1 in 326
  2. Utah#81 · 1 in 293
  3. Wisconsin#86 · 1 in 333
  4. Minnesota#87 · 1 in 341
  5. Iowa#109 · 1 in 441

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#80441 in 326
Utah#81361 in 293
Wisconsin#861271 in 333
Minnesota#871111 in 341
Iowa#109621 in 441
Washington#129511 in 544
Idaho#132121 in 503
Rhode Island#133121 in 653
South Dakota#134131 in 516
Michigan#1581021 in 805
North Dakota#16991 in 688
Colorado#182251 in 767
Illinois#1911011 in 1,019
Montana#19781 in 777
Massachusetts#202371 in 1,388
Indiana#216391 in 1,241
Oregon#227141 in 1,100
Connecticut#231171 in 1,393
Ohio#232661 in 1,492
Kansas#247141 in 1,417
California#2541251 in 1,388
Maine#25461 in 1,653
Pennsylvania#255581 in 1,799
New Jersey#271291 in 1,967
Missouri#293191 in 2,242
New York#312781 in 2,095
Florida#332221 in 2,237
Arizona#35181 in 1,929
District of Columbia#37251 in 2,613
Maryland#42571 in 4,184
Kentucky#53051 in 6,163
Louisiana#65161 in 6,342
Texas#750141 in 7,897
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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 1962

girls
#238
1,329 births · 1 in 1,480 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #238Kristine1,329
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,480 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #235Lora1,347
  2. #236Margie1,344
  3. #237Arlene1,341
  4. #238Kristine1,329
  5. #238Grace1,329
  6. #240Kelli1,317
  7. #241Allison1,313
  8. #241Jana1,313

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →