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Christina

/kɹɪˈstinə/ · 100% girls · #770 in the US for girls, 2025

Christina has been given to about 481,707 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/kɹɪˈstinə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 449,641
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Christina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 16,686
  • Born in 2025352
  • All time481,707
  • England & Wales, 202532

How popular is Christina?

Christina ranks 770th among American girls in 2025, with 352 born that year. Its best year was 1985, when 16,686 babies were given the name, ranking 12th. The typical living American called Christina is about 44 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Christina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Christiana0.89
  2. Cristina0.86
  3. Kristina0.83
  4. Christine0.77
  5. Christin0.77
  6. Krystina0.76
  7. Christa0.72
  8. Christie0.68

Middle names for Christina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Christina Rose0.85
  2. Christina Louise0.85
  3. Christina June0.84
  4. Christina Pearl0.84
  5. Christina Quinn0.84
  6. Christina Nell0.84

Sibling names for Christina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jamieeither · 0.97
  2. Andreasister · 0.97
  3. Jeremybrother · 0.97
  4. Nicolesister · 0.97
  5. Stephaniesister · 0.96
  6. Travisbrother · 0.95

Where Christina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.03%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Missouri0.02%
  4. Arizona0.02%
  5. Indiana0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Christina White0.80
  2. Christina Reyes0.80
  3. Christina Nguyen0.80
  4. Christina Moore0.80
  5. Christina Lee0.80
  6. Christina Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Christina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Christina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.