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Christine

/kɹɪˈstin/ · 100% girls · 176 born in 2025

Christine has been given to about 588,495 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kɹɪˈstin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 484,493
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Christine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1952 · 17,577
  • Born in 2025176
  • All time588,495
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Christine?

Its best year was 1952, when 17,577 babies were given the name, ranking 20th. The typical living American called Christine is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Christine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Christie0.86
  2. Christene0.87
  3. Kristine0.83
  4. Cristine0.86
  5. Christina0.77
  6. Christin0.77
  7. Christi0.68
  8. Christen0.68

Middle names for Christine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Christine Rose0.87
  2. Christine Marie0.87
  3. Christine Grace0.87
  4. Christine Louise0.87
  5. Christine Mae0.86
  6. Christine Quinn0.86

Sibling names for Christine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gregorybrother · 0.96
  2. Peterbrother · 0.96
  3. Stephenbrother · 0.95
  4. Leslieeither · 0.94
  5. Laurasister · 0.94
  6. Mariasister · 0.92

Where Christine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.02%
  2. Kentucky0.01%
  3. Massachusetts0.01%
  4. Indiana0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Christine White0.82
  2. Christine Nguyen0.82
  3. Christine Moore0.82
  4. Christine Hill0.82
  5. Christine Hall0.82
  6. Christine Brown0.82

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 Christine

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

Christine 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.