girls' name ★ peaked 1985

Kristina

Meaning A modern Scandinavian spelling variant of Christina Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,724 Trend ↓ Falling 38%

A modern Scandinavian spelling variant of Christina

Rank 2025
#1,724
among girls · ↑17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
118
named Kristina · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,621
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1985
5,584 babies
All-time total
137,118
#295 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Kristina popularity over time

137,118 babies have been named Kristina since 1915, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #4,618
1920s 10 – 10 1 +100% #5,364
1930s 36 – 36 4 +260% #2,666
1940s 993 – 993 99 +2658% #507
1950s 3,279 5 3,284 328 +231% #443
1960s 12,712 20 12,732 1,273 +288% #136
1970s 32,650 118 32,768 3,277 +157% #64
1980s 45,947 179 46,126 4,613 +41% #57
1990s 27,244 31 27,275 2,728 -41% #77
2000s 9,537 – 9,537 954 -65% #218
2010s 3,489 – 3,489 349 -63% #585
2020s (to 2025) 863 – 863 144 -59% #1,300

Where Kristina 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 109 0.07 outside top 500
2027 102 0.06 outside top 500
2028 96 0.06 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 87 0.05 outside top 500

Where Kristina is most popular

Girls named Kristina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.085 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

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 Kristina 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
Ohio 47 0.198 +132%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 +105%
Indiana 23 0.164 +92%
Kentucky 10 0.117 +37%
Pennsylvania 27 0.114 +34%
California 85 0.101 +18%
Georgia 22 0.097 +13%
New York 38 0.096 +12%
Florida 40 0.093 +9%
Illinois 19 0.083 ≈ national
Arizona 10 0.071 -17%
Washington 10 0.069 -19%
Texas 47 0.058 -32%
Missouri 7 0.058 -32%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -35%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -42%
Michigan 6 0.033 -61%
Virginia 5 0.029 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
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 Kristina

Kristina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,724 in 2025 with 118 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 137,118 American babies have been named Kristina. Its peak came in 1985, when 5,584 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 Kristina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kristina?

The median living Kristina is about 41 years old; half are between 34 and 49. An estimated 132 thousand people named Kristina are alive in the United States today.

median 41 020406080100

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

Kristina 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 118 #1,724 – –
2024 117 #1,741 – –
2023 135 #1,574 – –
2022 152 #1,460 – –
2021 171 #1,318 – –
2020 170 #1,300 – –
2019 215 #1,130 – –
2018 233 #1,083 – –
2017 272 #967 – –
2016 320 #880 – –
2015 380 #741 – –
2014 362 #776 – –
2013 357 #763 – –
2012 409 #689 – –
2011 440 #649 – –
2010 501 #585 – –
2009 591 #510 – –
2008 636 #496 – –
2007 725 #445 – –
2006 799 #403 – –
2005 903 #349 – –
2004 973 #325 – –
2003 1,034 #299 – –
2002 1,160 #273 – –
2001 1,283 #250 – –
2000 1,433 #218 – –
1995 2,437 #130 – –
1990 4,389 #77 13 #4,297
1985 5,566 #57 18 #2,779
1980 4,222 #73 16 #2,903
1975 2,747 #103 6 #5,150
1970 3,125 #125 15 #2,453
1965 1,372 #230 – –
1960 423 #478 – –
1955 356 #482 – –
1950 282 #483 – –
1945 82 #836 – –
1940 16 #2,062 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 5 #5,364 – –
1915 5 #4,618 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kristina

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

  1. 1 Kristina Mladenovic Kristina Mladenovic French tennis player (born 1993) Contemporary
  2. 2 Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn Swedish actress (born 1950) Contemporary
  3. 3 Kristina Pimenova Kristina Pimenova Russian fashion model (born 2005) Contemporary
  4. 4 Kristina Orbakaitė Kristina Orbakaitė Russian-Lithuanian singer and actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  5. 5 Kristina Söderbaum Kristina Söderbaum Swedish-German actress (1912–2001) Contemporary
  6. 6 Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel German track cyclist b. 1990 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Kristina Ohlsson Kristina Ohlsson Swedish author b. 1979 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Estonian cross-country skier and politician b. 1977 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Kristina Schröder Kristina Schröder German politician (born 1977) Contemporary
  10. 10 Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Canadian speed skater b. 1976 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Kristina Lugn Kristina Lugn Swedish poet (1948–2020) Contemporary
  12. 12 Kristina Brandi Puerto Rican tennis player b. 1977 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois German tennis player (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kristina?

The median living Kristina is about 41 years old. Half of all living Kristinas are between 34 and 49 years old.

How many people named Kristina are alive today?

An estimated 132 thousand people named Kristina are alive in the United States, based on 137,118 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kristina mean?

A modern Scandinavian spelling variant of Christina

How popular is the name Kristina in 2025?

Kristina ranked #1,724 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kristina?

137,118 babies have been named Kristina in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kristina most popular?

Kristina peaked in 1985, when 5,584 newborns received the name.

Is Kristina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kristina rising or falling?

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

Will Kristina become more popular?

Kristina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 87 girls named Kristina 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 Kristina?

Well-known people named Kristina include Kristina Mladenovic (tennis player), Kristina Wayborn (actor), Kristina Pimenova (model).

Names like Kristina

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

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