Cristina
Cristina was the 1622nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 163rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (1,763). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Cristina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Christina) Christian (Latin) · Latin, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #1,622 girls, down 327 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 128girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19901,763 babies
- Total since 1880
- 52,698babies recorded
What does the name Cristina mean?
Cristina is a spelling of Christina, pronounced the same way, so it shares Christina's meaning and origin.
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)
Cristina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 270 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,622 | 128 |
| 2020 | #1,295 | 171 |
| 2010 | #784 | 351 |
| 2000 | #338 | 913 |
| 1990 | #165 | 1,763 |
| 1980 | #211 | 1,248 |
| 1970 | #405 | 569 |
| 1960 | #858 | 146 |
| 1950 | #924 | 93 |
| 1940 | #1,699 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,235 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,962 | 20 |
| 1910 | #2,205 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cristina, counting every spelling?
Cristina is a spelling of Christina, a name family that ranked #505 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,622 for Cristina 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 Cristina?
128 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cristina (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cristina 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 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cristina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cristina?
About 49,700 people born in the US named Cristina are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 29 and 46. That makes Cristina 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.
Cristina by state
How common Cristina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×), California (1.8×), Florida (1.6×), Georgia (1.6×). In 35 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 Cristina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cristina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cristina
What does Cristina mean?
Cristina is a spelling of Christina, which means “Christian (Latin)” (Latin, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cristina?
Cristina was the 1622nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 163rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (1,763). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Cristina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Cristina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cristina in the US.
Where is Cristina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cristina was most common in Texas (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.