Christina
Christina was the 770th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 12th; the most babies were born in 1985 (16,600). Over the last ten years it has moved down 437 places. More babies were named Christina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Christian (Latin) · Latin, Greek
Say it kris-TEE-nuh /krɪˈstinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #770 girls, down 163 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 352girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198516,600 babies
- Total since 1880
- 481,707babies recorded
What does the name Christina mean?
Christina comes from Latin Christiana, Christian woman, shortened, as Wiktionary notes; DMNES glosses it as "Christian" from Old English and Old High German forms of the word. Christian itself goes back to Greek Christos, Christ, which DMNES gives in its entry for Christopher. DMNES lists many early saints of the name and many medieval Swedish queens; Queen Christina of Sweden ruled in the 17th century. Christina has been used in the US since 1880 and was most common in the 1980s.
Chrīstiāna (Latin, “Christian (woman)”)Χριστός (Ancient Greek, “Christ”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Christine, Kristina, Tina, Kirsten, Cristina.
See also: Latin names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Christina', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Christopher', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Christina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Christina' (Swedish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Christina
The usual nicknames for Christina are Chrissy, Tina, Christy and Chris. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Christina in the last five years, 18 were named Tina, against 12 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrissy · also for Christine | Traditional | #7,570 | 100 |
| Tina · also for Valentina, Christine, Ernestine | Traditional | #2,815 | 370 |
| Christy · also for Christine | Traditional | #4,191 | 212 |
| Chris · also for Christopher, Christian, Christine | Traditional | — | 37 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Christinas go by each one.
Christina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,989 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #770 | 352 |
| 2020 | #607 | 481 |
| 2010 | #247 | 1,289 |
| 2000 | #73 | 4,332 |
| 1990 | #25 | 11,927 |
| 1980 | #15 | 16,141 |
| 1970 | #35 | 9,588 |
| 1960 | #154 | 2,711 |
| 1950 | #165 | 1,725 |
| 1940 | #350 | 344 |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 |
| 1920 | #333 | 384 |
| 1910 | #348 | 130 |
| 1900 | #283 | 132 |
| 1890 | #200 | 139 |
| 1880 | #187 | 65 |
How popular is Christina, counting every spelling?
Christina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #505 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #770 for Christina on its own. Together these spellings went to 603 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina | 352 | #770 | 2,028 |
| Cristina | 128 | #1,622 | 757 |
| Kristina | 118 | #1,724 | 693 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Christina?
352 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Christina (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Christina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Christina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Christina?
About 440,000 people born in the US named Christina are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 36 and 52. That makes Christina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Christina by state
How common Christina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (1.8×), Connecticut (1.6×), Georgia (1.6×), New York (1.6×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Christina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Christina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Christina · Sibling names for Christina
Questions about the name Christina
What does Christina mean?
Christina means “Christian (Latin)” (Latin, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Christina?
Christina was the 770th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 12th; the most babies were born in 1985 (16,600). Over the last ten years it has moved down 437 places. More babies were named Christina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Christina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Christina in the US.
Where is Christina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Christina was most common in Kentucky (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Georgia.