Christina
#770 for girls in 2025, 352 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1985 · 16,600 births
- Debut · girls
- 65 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 479,718since 1880
Christina over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #770 | 352 | — | |
| 2024 | #704 | 399 | — | |
| 2023 | #702 | 405 | — | |
| 2022 | #733 | 397 | — | |
| 2021 | #627 | 475 | — | |
| 2020 | #606 | 481 | — | |
| 2019 | #522 | 596 | — | |
| 2018 | #434 | 728 | — | |
| 2017 | #398 | 786 | — | |
| 2016 | #389 | 850 | — | |
| 2015 | #333 | 983 | — | |
| 2014 | #321 | 1,030 | — | |
| 2013 | #299 | 1,071 | — | |
| 2012 | #283 | 1,125 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #269 | 1,184 | — | |
| 2010 | #247 | 1,289 | — | |
| 2009 | #221 | 1,472 | — | |
| 2008 | #200 | 1,678 | — | |
| 2007 | #174 | 2,025 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #158 | 2,230 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #134 | 2,452 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #123 | 2,736 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #109 | 3,117 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #97 | 3,391 | #4,703 | 16 |
| 2001 | #80 | 3,742 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #73 | 4,332 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #75 | 4,296 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #69 | 4,533 | #3,708 | 19 |
| 1997 | #62 | 5,182 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #57 | 5,804 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #45 | 6,953 | #3,303 | 20 |
| 1994 | #39 | 7,668 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #35 | 8,289 | #1,539 | 59 |
| 1992 | #33 | 9,444 | #1,697 | 50 |
| 1991 | #31 | 10,564 | #1,557 | 55 |
| 1990 | #25 | 11,927 | #1,464 | 59 |
| 1989 | #23 | 13,141 | #886 | 129 |
| 1988 | #22 | 12,954 | #1,003 | 94 |
| 1987 | #20 | 13,816 | #1,030 | 85 |
| 1986 | #19 | 14,384 | #958 | 91 |
| 1985 | #12 | 16,600 | #984 | 86 |
| 1984 | #20 | 14,705 | #944 | 87 |
| 1983 | #16 | 15,357 | #1,075 | 68 |
| 1982 | #19 | 14,518 | #1,115 | 67 |
| 1981 | #17 | 14,392 | #1,111 | 67 |
| 1980 | #15 | 16,141 | #1,079 | 70 |
| 1979 | #14 | 16,454 | #1,154 | 61 |
| 1978 | #15 | 16,367 | #938 | 85 |
| 1977 | #16 | 14,501 | #1,210 | 53 |
| 1976 | #14 | 14,033 | #1,179 | 53 |
| 1975 | #12 | 12,980 | #1,228 | 48 |
| 1974 | #16 | 10,849 | #1,151 | 51 |
| 1973 | #16 | 10,888 | #1,186 | 48 |
| 1972 | #26 | 10,172 | #1,418 | 36 |
| 1971 | #30 | 9,915 | #1,494 | 33 |
| 1970 | #35 | 9,588 | #1,337 | 39 |
| 1969 | #37 | 9,323 | #1,280 | 38 |
| 1968 | #44 | 8,016 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #53 | 6,600 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #67 | 5,341 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #74 | 4,979 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #88 | 4,701 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #107 | 4,028 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #124 | 3,624 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #132 | 3,467 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #154 | 2,711 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #165 | 2,348 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #165 | 2,309 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #170 | 2,251 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #173 | 2,112 | — | |
| 1955 | #184 | 1,811 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #214 | 1,387 | — | |
| 1953 | #177 | 1,772 | — | |
| 1952 | #155 | 2,169 | — | |
| 1951 | #158 | 1,960 | — | |
| 1950 | #165 | 1,725 | — | |
| 1949 | #160 | 1,832 | — | |
| 1948 | #184 | 1,493 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #207 | 1,284 | — | |
| 1946 | #231 | 964 | — | |
| 1945 | #238 | 776 | — | |
| 1944 | #237 | 760 | — | |
| 1943 | #288 | 580 | — | |
| 1942 | #335 | 433 | — | |
| 1941 | #339 | 373 | — | |
| 1940 | #350 | 344 | — | |
| 1939 | #418 | 262 | — | |
| 1938 | #393 | 291 | — | |
| 1937 | #410 | 250 | — | |
| 1936 | #402 | 253 | — | |
| 1935 | #383 | 274 | — | |
| 1934 | #376 | 284 | — | |
| 1933 | #393 | 271 | — | |
| 1932 | #410 | 251 | — | |
| 1931 | #376 | 292 | — | |
| 1930 | #386 | 317 | — | |
| 1929 | #365 | 333 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #351 | 371 | — | |
| 1927 | #372 | 342 | — | |
| 1926 | #357 | 349 | — | |
| 1925 | #350 | 375 | — | |
| 1924 | #345 | 385 | — | |
| 1923 | #351 | 357 | — | |
| 1922 | #334 | 372 | — | |
| 1921 | #337 | 383 | — | |
| 1920 | #333 | 384 | — | |
| 1919 | #321 | 386 | — | |
| 1918 | #353 | 346 | — | |
| 1917 | #325 | 361 | — | |
| 1916 | #326 | 346 | — | |
| 1915 | #325 | 339 | — | |
| 1914 | #306 | 291 | — | |
| 1913 | #325 | 216 | — | |
| 1912 | #321 | 202 | — | |
| 1911 | #325 | 148 | — | |
| 1910 | #347 | 130 | — | |
| 1909 | #331 | 120 | — | |
| 1908 | #326 | 118 | — | |
| 1907 | #307 | 128 | — | |
| 1906 | #305 | 120 | — | |
| 1905 | #308 | 118 | — | |
| 1904 | #288 | 123 | — | |
| 1903 | #326 | 90 | — | |
| 1902 | #301 | 111 | — | |
| 1901 | #282 | 110 | — | |
| 1900 | #283 | 132 | — | |
| 1899 | #270 | 112 | — | |
| 1898 | #263 | 131 | — | |
| 1897 | #259 | 120 | — | |
| 1896 | #264 | 118 | — | |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 | — | |
| 1894 | #245 | 121 | — | |
| 1893 | #219 | 139 | — | |
| 1892 | #230 | 127 | — | |
| 1891 | #214 | 124 | — | |
| 1890 | #200 | 139 | — | |
| 1889 | #190 | 142 | — | |
| 1888 | #215 | 114 | — | |
| 1887 | #216 | 92 | — | |
| 1886 | #198 | 98 | — | |
| 1885 | #178 | 107 | — | |
| 1884 | #208 | 83 | — | |
| 1883 | #210 | 69 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #163 | 82 | — | |
| 1880 | #186 | 65 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Christina was already there! It came in at #186, and was given to 65 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 84 girls a year got the name.
Where Christina is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arizona#86 · 1 in 343
- California#103 · 1 in 438
- Idaho#108 · 1 in 397
- Indiana#111 · 1 in 496
- Alaska#112 · 1 in 367
Best ever in a state: #4 in Maryland, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #86 | 42 | 1 in 343 |
| California | #103 | 380 | 1 in 438 |
| Idaho | #108 | 16 | 1 in 397 |
| Indiana | #111 | 101 | 1 in 496 |
| Alaska | #112 | 7 | 1 in 367 |
| Colorado | #112 | 42 | 1 in 450 |
| Kansas | #120 | 45 | 1 in 484 |
| Nevada | #125 | 5 | 1 in 431 |
| Pennsylvania | #125 | 198 | 1 in 578 |
| Washington | #126 | 51 | 1 in 559 |
| New Jersey | #127 | 89 | 1 in 643 |
| Connecticut | #134 | 36 | 1 in 679 |
| New Mexico | #134 | 25 | 1 in 480 |
| West Virginia | #135 | 29 | 1 in 632 |
| Ohio | #138 | 167 | 1 in 634 |
| Montana | #142 | 12 | 1 in 566 |
| District of Columbia | #146 | 19 | 1 in 692 |
| Massachusetts | #146 | 64 | 1 in 835 |
| Missouri | #147 | 68 | 1 in 662 |
| Illinois | #148 | 145 | 1 in 747 |
| New York | #149 | 233 | 1 in 723 |
| Delaware | #156 | 7 | 1 in 660 |
| Iowa | #171 | 35 | 1 in 818 |
| Michigan | #176 | 93 | 1 in 969 |
| Maryland | #180 | 30 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Utah | #180 | 14 | 1 in 737 |
| New Hampshire | #187 | 5 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Rhode Island | #193 | 6 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 13 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Maine | #214 | 7 | 1 in 1,411 |
| South Dakota | #218 | 6 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Oregon | #227 | 13 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Oklahoma | #228 | 16 | 1 in 1,333 |
| Texas | #229 | 100 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Virginia | #251 | 25 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Hawaii | #262 | 6 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Kentucky | #264 | 17 | 1 in 1,940 |
| Minnesota | #268 | 19 | 1 in 2,089 |
| South Carolina | #274 | 16 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Wisconsin | #274 | 18 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Arkansas | #283 | 10 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Florida | #283 | 26 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Louisiana | #310 | 21 | 1 in 1,888 |
| North Carolina | #314 | 21 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Georgia | #333 | 19 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Mississippi | #413 | 8 | 1 in 3,245 |
| Alabama | #446 | 9 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Tennessee | #479 | 7 | 1 in 5,227 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Christina
- 66 spots since 2024 (#704 → #770)
- 164 spots since 2020 (#606 → #770)
- 437 spots since 2015 (#333 → #770)
- Biggest jump: 68 spots in 1940 (#418 → #350)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2022 (#627 → #733)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1985 at #12 (16,600 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1964–2002
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 94 girls born in 1978 were named Christina (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,566 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 1985, was only 1 in 104 (0.96%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 30.4% of all girls named Christina (146,008) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 916 | #163 (1881) | #197 |
| 1890s | 1,257 | #200 (1890) | #241 |
| 1900s | 1,170 | #282 (1901) | #306 |
| 1910s | 2,765 | #306 (1914) | #327 |
| 1920s | 3,651 | #333 (1920) | #350 |
| 1930s | 2,745 | #376 (1931) | #395 |
| 1940s | 8,839 | #160 (1949) | #257 |
| 1950s | 19,844 | #155 (1952) | #173 |
| 1960s | 52,790 | #37 (1969) | #88 |
| 1970s | 125,747 | #12 (1975) | #19 |
| 1980s | 146,008 | #12 (1985) | #18 |
| 1990s | 74,660 | #25 (1990) | #47 |
| 2000s | 27,175 | #73 (2000) | #137 |
| 2010s | 9,642 | #247 (2010) | #350 |
| 2020s | 2,509 | #606 (2020) | #690 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Christina in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 862 of them was named Christina, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 426,904 of them was named Christina, which outranked 12.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 584 names at #3,988; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.