girls' name ★ peaked 1985

Christina

Meaning Christian (woman) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #770 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Chrīstiāna (“Christian (woman)”).

Rank 2025
#770
among girls · ↓65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
352
named Christina · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,566
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1985
16,686 babies
All-time total
481,707
#66 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Christina popularity over time

481,707 babies have been named Christina since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 916 – 916 92 – #163
1890s 1,257 – 1,257 126 +37% #200
1900s 1,170 – 1,170 117 -7% #283
1910s 2,765 – 2,765 277 +136% #306
1920s 3,651 6 3,657 366 +32% #333
1930s 2,745 – 2,745 275 -25% #376
1940s 8,839 5 8,844 884 +222% #160
1950s 19,844 24 19,868 1,987 +125% #155
1960s 52,790 162 52,952 5,295 +167% #37
1970s 125,747 507 126,254 12,625 +138% #12
1980s 146,008 844 146,852 14,685 +16% #12
1990s 74,660 358 75,018 7,502 -49% #25
2000s 27,175 77 27,252 2,725 -64% #73
2010s 9,642 6 9,648 965 -65% #247
2020s (to 2025) 2,509 – 2,509 418 -57% #607

Where Christina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 327 0.20 outside top 500
2027 308 0.19 outside top 500
2028 292 0.18 outside top 500
2029 279 0.17 outside top 500
2030 269 0.17 outside top 500

Where Christina is most popular

Girls named Christina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.250 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Connecticut, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Christina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kentucky 38 0.444 +78%
Connecticut 24 0.413 +65%
Georgia 92 0.405 +62%
New York 156 0.394 +58%
Minnesota 39 0.361 +45%
Florida 148 0.346 +38%
Michigan 63 0.346 +38%
Massachusetts 40 0.331 +32%
Arizona 46 0.328 +31%
Tennessee 51 0.322 +29%
Pennsylvania 76 0.321 +29%
North Carolina 73 0.321 +28%
Illinois 71 0.310 +24%
Maryland 32 0.302 +21%
Indiana 42 0.299 +20%
California 243 0.289 +16%
New Jersey 51 0.283 +13%
Washington 40 0.277 +11%
Texas 220 0.274 +9%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 -7%
Virginia 39 0.229 -8%
Ohio 52 0.219 -12%
Colorado 24 0.215 -14%
Iowa 12 0.205 -18%
Oregon 11 0.169 -32%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -33%
Missouri 19 0.158 -37%
Nevada 7 0.151 -40%
Alabama 14 0.149 -40%
South Carolina 13 0.145 -42%
Kansas 6 0.104 -58%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Christina

Christina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #770 in 2025 with 352 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 481,707 American babies have been named Christina. Its peak came in 1985, when 16,686 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Christina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Christina?

The median living Christina is about 43 years old; half are between 35 and 51. An estimated 448 thousand people named Christina are alive in the United States today.

median 43 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Christina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 352 #770 – –
2024 399 #705 – –
2023 405 #702 – –
2022 397 #733 – –
2021 475 #627 – –
2020 481 #607 – –
2019 596 #522 – –
2018 728 #434 – –
2017 786 #398 – –
2016 850 #389 – –
2015 983 #333 – –
2014 1,030 #321 – –
2013 1,071 #299 – –
2012 1,125 #283 6 #11,047
2011 1,184 #269 – –
2010 1,289 #247 – –
2009 1,472 #221 – –
2008 1,678 #200 – –
2007 2,025 #174 7 #9,949
2006 2,230 #158 7 #9,745
2005 2,452 #134 9 #7,745
2004 2,736 #123 10 #7,064
2003 3,117 #109 8 #7,977
2002 3,391 #97 16 #4,736
2001 3,742 #80 10 #6,541
2000 4,332 #73 10 #6,396
1995 6,953 #45 20 #3,326
1990 11,927 #25 59 #1,467
1985 16,600 #12 86 #987
1980 16,141 #15 70 #1,081
1975 12,980 #12 48 #1,230
1970 9,588 #35 39 #1,337
1965 4,979 #74 9 #2,818
1960 2,711 #154 5 #4,125
1955 1,811 #184 5 #3,966
1950 1,725 #165 – –
1945 776 #238 – –
1940 344 #350 – –
1935 274 #383 – –
1930 317 #386 – –
1925 375 #350 – –
1920 384 #333 – –
1915 339 #325 – –
1910 130 #348 – –
1905 118 #308 – –
1900 132 #283 – –
1895 126 #249 – –
1890 139 #200 – –
1885 107 #178 – –
1880 65 #187 – –

Famous people named Christina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Christina Applegate Christina Applegate American actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  2. 2 Christina Koch Christina Koch American astronaut, first woman to circle the Moon (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Christina Ricci Christina Ricci American actress (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera American singer and songwriter (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Christina Grimmie Christina Grimmie American singer and YouTuber (1994–2016) Contemporary
  6. 6 Christina Hendricks Christina Hendricks American actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  7. 7 Christina Milian Christina Milian American actress, songwriter and singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  8. 8 Christina Onassis Christina Onassis Greek businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the Onassis fortune (1950–1988) Contemporary
  9. 9 Christina Perri Christina Perri American singer-songwriter (born 1986) Contemporary
  10. 10 Christina Pickles Christina Pickles British actress (born 1935) Contemporary
  11. 11 Christina, Queen of Sweden Christina, Queen of Sweden Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654 1626–1689 · 17th century
  12. 12 Christina Moore Christina Moore American actress (born 1973) Contemporary
  13. 13 Christina Cole Christina Cole English actress (born 1982) b. 1981 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti English poet (1830–1894) 19th century
  15. 15 Christina Cox Christina Cox Canadian actress b. 1971 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan (1534–1535) and Lorraine (1544–1545) 1521–1590 · 16th century
  17. 17 Christina Hoff Sommers Christina Hoff Sommers American author and philosopher (born 1950) Contemporary
  18. 18 Christina of Bolsena Christina of Bolsena Christian virgin and martyr 210–304 · Antiquity
  19. 19 Christina Nilsson Christina Nilsson Swedish soprano (1843–1921) 19th century
  20. 20 Christina of Lorraine Christina of Lorraine Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1589 to 1609 1565–1637 · 16th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Christina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Christina?

The median living Christina is about 43 years old. Half of all living Christinas are between 35 and 51 years old.

How many people named Christina are alive today?

An estimated 448 thousand people named Christina are alive in the United States, based on 481,707 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Christina mean?

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Chrīstiāna (“Christian (woman)”).

How popular is the name Christina in 2025?

Christina ranked #770 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 352 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Christina?

481,707 babies have been named Christina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Christina most popular?

Christina peaked in 1985, when 16,686 newborns received the name.

Is Christina a boy or girl name?

Christina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Christina rising or falling?

Christina is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Christina become more popular?

Christina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 269 girls named Christina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Christina?

Well-known people named Christina include Christina Applegate (actor), Christina Koch (astronaut), Christina Ricci (actor).

Names like Christina

Names that sound and feel close to Christina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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