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Kristina

/kɹɪˈstinə/ · 100% girls · 118 born in 2025

Kristina has been given to about 137,118 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≈ 131,915
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kristina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 5,584
  • Born in 2025118
  • All time137,118
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Kristina?

Its best year was 1985, when 5,584 babies were given the name, ranking 57th. The typical living American called Kristina is about 42 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kristina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cristina0.97
  2. Krystina0.93
  3. Christina0.83
  4. Kristin0.76
  5. Kristine0.76
  6. Krishna0.76
  7. Christiana0.74
  8. Kristian0.71

Middle names for Kristina

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

Sibling names for Kristina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Coreybrother · 0.96
  2. Erikbrother · 0.96
  3. Aliciasister · 0.96
  4. Alisonsister · 0.96
  5. Shanebrother · 0.95
  6. Caseyeither · 0.94

Where Kristina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Kristina 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.