Baby Name Popularity Profile

Christina

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Christina.

✦ Follower of Christ 🌍 Latin, Greek Biblical Traditional

National Rank (2025) #770

All-Time Peak Rank #12 Achieved 1975

Total U.S. Births 479,718 since 1880

Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female

Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage

First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025

Peak Decade 1980s 16,600 births in 1985

💡 The Christina Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Follower of Christ

Language Origin Latin, Greek

Origin Type multiple

Derived from the Latin name Christianus, meaning 'a Christian' or 'follower of Christ', which itself comes from the Greek word 'christos' meaning 'anointed'.

Common Nicknames

Chris Tina Chrissy Christie

Alternative Spellings

Kristina Cristina Krystina

Pronunciation: kris-TEE-nuh

Themes & Categories

Biblical Traditional

Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Christina across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)

18801920196020002025

Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)

5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -26.8%

10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -64.2%

2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 16,600 births in 1985

Years in Top 100 39 yrs

Years in Top 500 139 yrs

Longest Streak 146 yrs

Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes

1880s: 916

1890s: 1,257

1900s: 1,170

1910s: 2,765

1920s: 3,651

1930s: 2,745

1940s: 8,839

1950s: 19,844

1960s: 52,790

1970s: 125,747

1980s: 146,008

1990s: 74,660

2000s: 27,175

2010s: 9,642

2020s: 2,509

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Chris-tin-a

Letter Count 9 letters

Spelling Complexity Complex

Length Percentile Longer than 92.2% of names

Linguistic Profile: Longer than 92.2% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alaska

Top States Alaska, California, Maryland, Delaware, Florida

States with Data 51

State	2025 Rank	Total Births	Peak Year	5-Yr Velocity
Alaska	Unranked	1,146	1983	Insufficient historical volume
California	#915	68,934	1985	45.6% Decline
Maryland	Unranked	9,920	1985	Insufficient historical volume
Delaware	Unranked	1,337	1980	Insufficient historical volume
Florida	#601	22,328	1985	12.1% Decline
Arizona	#486	7,887	1985	Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico	Unranked	3,319	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Nevada	#388	2,036	1983	Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey	#586	16,853	1985	Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii	Unranked	1,763	1978	Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia	Unranked	2,527	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming	Unranked	761	1978	Insufficient historical volume
New York	#737	42,639	1985	46.3% Decline
Connecticut	Unranked	6,051	1985	Insufficient historical volume
Washington	#1084	8,605	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Ohio	#1502	24,382	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Indiana	#584	12,335	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Oregon	Unranked	4,719	1980	Insufficient historical volume
Missouri	#488	11,548	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Colorado	Unranked	6,105	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island	Unranked	1,763	1986	Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire	Unranked	1,474	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Virginia	#780	10,550	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts	#784	11,394	1985	Insufficient historical volume
Michigan	#877	17,524	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Illinois	#1280	22,477	1985	76.9% Decline
Pennsylvania	#828	24,403	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Kansas	Unranked	4,784	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Texas	#692	34,252	1985	17.0% Decline
West Virginia	Unranked	4,173	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Idaho	Unranked	1,692	1981	Insufficient historical volume
Vermont	Unranked	715	1976	Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma	Unranked	5,174	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Montana	Unranked	1,143	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Maine	Unranked	1,613	1976	Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska	Unranked	2,680	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky	#775	6,274	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Georgia	#715	9,450	1985	Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina	#612	9,593	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana	Unranked	5,993	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Iowa	Unranked	4,358	1979	Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina	#623	4,711	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota	#469	5,717	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee	#720	6,363	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin	Unranked	5,621	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas	Unranked	2,990	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Utah	Unranked	2,225	1983	Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota	Unranked	900	1979	Insufficient historical volume
Alabama	Unranked	4,588	1980	Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi	Unranked	2,799	1978	Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota	Unranked	749	1979	Insufficient historical volume

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