girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Cristina

Meaning Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,622 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.

Rank 2025
#1,622
among girls · ↓236 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
128
named Cristina · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,557
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
1,781 babies
All-time total
52,698
#571 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Cristina popularity over time

52,698 babies have been named Cristina since 1906, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 28 – 28 3 – #1,412
1910s 140 – 140 14 +400% #1,488
1920s 292 – 292 29 +109% #1,178
1930s 247 – 247 25 -15% #1,235
1940s 470 – 470 47 +90% #970
1950s 999 – 999 100 +113% #879
1960s 3,229 – 3,229 323 +223% #392
1970s 8,462 30 8,492 849 +163% #228
1980s 15,035 139 15,174 1,517 +79% #163
1990s 13,120 94 13,214 1,321 -13% #165
2000s 6,957 7 6,964 696 -47% #336
2010s 2,521 – 2,521 252 -64% #784
2020s (to 2025) 928 – 928 155 -39% #1,295

Where Cristina 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 124 0.08 outside top 500
2027 120 0.07 outside top 500
2028 117 0.07 outside top 500
2029 114 0.07 outside top 500
2030 112 0.07 outside top 500

Where Cristina is most popular

Girls named Cristina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.093 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

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 Cristina 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
Texas 151 0.188 +101%
California 137 0.163 +75%
Florida 66 0.154 +65%
Georgia 33 0.145 +56%
New Jersey 17 0.094 ≈ national
Arizona 13 0.093 ≈ national
New York 35 0.088 -5%
Washington 12 0.083 -11%
Virginia 13 0.076 -18%
North Carolina 16 0.070 -25%
Illinois 16 0.070 -25%
Maryland 6 0.057 -39%
Colorado 6 0.054 -42%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -46%
Michigan 7 0.038 -59%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Cristina

Cristina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,622 in 2025 with 128 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 52,698 American babies have been named Cristina. Its peak came in 1990, when 1,781 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Cristina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cristina?

The median living Cristina is about 37 years old; half are between 28 and 45. An estimated 50 thousand people named Cristina are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

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

Cristina 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 128 #1,622 – –
2024 163 #1,386 – –
2023 163 #1,380 – –
2022 148 #1,479 – –
2021 155 #1,407 – –
2020 171 #1,295 – –
2019 180 #1,284 – –
2018 209 #1,159 – –
2017 210 #1,174 – –
2016 240 #1,083 – –
2015 234 #1,107 – –
2014 256 #1,019 – –
2013 264 #958 – –
2012 268 #950 – –
2011 309 #853 – –
2010 351 #784 – –
2009 405 #714 – –
2008 505 #605 – –
2007 582 #537 – –
2006 615 #495 – –
2005 627 #487 – –
2004 697 #439 – –
2003 836 #365 – –
2002 869 #344 – –
2001 908 #336 – –
2000 913 #338 7 #8,356
1995 1,234 #230 7 #7,136
1990 1,763 #165 18 #3,336
1985 1,650 #171 9 #4,394
1980 1,248 #211 11 #3,663
1975 880 #276 5 #5,629
1970 569 #405 – –
1965 326 #529 – –
1960 146 #858 – –
1955 102 #990 – –
1950 93 #924 – –
1945 32 #1,422 – –
1940 22 #1,699 – –
1935 25 #1,488 – –
1930 37 #1,235 – –
1925 30 #1,514 – –
1920 20 #1,962 – –
1915 22 #1,581 – –
1910 6 #2,205 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Cristina

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

  1. 1 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015 b. 1953 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Cristina Cifuentes Cristina Cifuentes Former Spanish politician (born 1964) Contemporary
  3. 3 Cristina D'Avena Cristina D'Avena Italian singer and actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  4. 4 Cristina Peri Rossi Cristina Peri Rossi Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories b. 1941 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Cristina Comencini Cristina Comencini Italian film director, and novelist b. 1956 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Cristina Deutekom Cristina Deutekom Dutch operatic soprano 1931–2014 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso Italian noblewoman and princess of Belgiojoso 1808–1871 · 19th century
  8. 8 Cristina Branco Portuguese musician (Born 1972) Contemporary
  9. 9 Cristina Scarlat Cristina Scarlat Moldovan pop singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  10. 10 Cristina Iovu Moldovan–born Azerbaijani-Romanian weightlifter b. 1992 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Cristina Adela Foișor Cristina Adela Foișor Romanian chess player (1967–2017) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Cristina?

The median living Cristina is about 37 years old. Half of all living Cristinas are between 28 and 45 years old.

How many people named Cristina are alive today?

An estimated 50 thousand people named Cristina are alive in the United States, based on 52,698 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cristina mean?

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.

How popular is the name Cristina in 2025?

Cristina ranked #1,622 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 128 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cristina?

52,698 babies have been named Cristina in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cristina most popular?

Cristina peaked in 1990, when 1,781 newborns received the name.

Is Cristina a boy or girl name?

Cristina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cristina rising or falling?

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

Will Cristina become more popular?

Cristina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 112 girls named Cristina 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 Cristina?

Well-known people named Cristina include Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (politician), Cristina Cifuentes (politician), Cristina D'Avena (singer).

Names like Cristina

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

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