Kristina
Kristina was the 1724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 57th with 5,566 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 983 places. More babies were named Kristina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Christina) Christian (Latin) · Latin, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #1,724 girls, down 424 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19855,566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 137,118babies recorded
What does the name Kristina mean?
Kristina 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)
Kristina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 353 since 1959.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,724 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,300 | 170 |
| 2010 | #585 | 501 |
| 2000 | #218 | 1,433 |
| 1990 | #77 | 4,389 |
| 1980 | #73 | 4,222 |
| 1970 | #125 | 3,125 |
| 1960 | #478 | 423 |
| 1950 | #483 | 282 |
| 1940 | #2,062 | 16 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,364 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kristina, counting every spelling?
Kristina is a spelling of Christina, a name family that ranked #505 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,724 for Kristina 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 Kristina?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kristina (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kristina 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 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kristina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kristina?
About 130,100 people born in the US named Kristina are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 35 and 50. That makes Kristina 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.
Kristina by state
How common Kristina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.3×), Indiana (1.9×). In 33 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 Kristina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kristina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kristina
What does Kristina mean?
Kristina is a spelling of Christina, which means “Christian (Latin)” (Latin, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kristina?
Kristina was the 1724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 57th with 5,566 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 983 places. More babies were named Kristina in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kristina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kristina in the US.
Where is Kristina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kristina was most common in Ohio (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Indiana.