Kristine

#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1966 · 3,314 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
84,329
since 1916

Kristine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kristine has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #104, 1966girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#3,21149—
2024#3,82239—
2023#3,32948—
2022#3,76540—
2021#3,00255—
2020#3,49843—
2019#2,78460—
2018#2,50870—
2017#2,50871—
2016#2,32181—
2015#2,38277—
2014#2,13989—
2013#1,953101—
2012#1,918103—
2011#1,829110—
2010#1,658128—
2009#1,602140—
2008#1,479158—
2007#1,365177—
2006#1,335174—
2005#1,216187—
2004#1,082212—
2003#1,117197—
2002#986223—
2001#879261—
2000#741312—
1999#775284—
1998#635365—
1997#608373—
1996#499480—
1995#477517—
1994#386657—
1993#329797—
1992#316875—
1991#279997#8,2365
1990#2371,196—
1989#1941,379#5,6158
1988#1961,376—
1987#1991,369#6,9515
1986#1911,369#4,4579
1985#1881,441#4,6988
1984#1961,359#5,5616
1983#2041,259—
1982#2141,233#6,3855
1981#1961,362#4,5098
1980#1891,424#4,4958
1979#1831,455—
1978#1571,732—
1977#1741,564—
1976#1871,357#4,9356
1975#1691,559—
1974#1471,863#4,6346
1973#1332,148#2,60614
1972#1272,370#2,99111
1971#1202,963#3,9637
1970#1093,532#3,2829
1969#1103,322#2,30814
1968#1053,411#3,3657
1967#1063,292#3,2317
1966#1043,314#2,62710
1965#1203,162#3,5376
1964#1712,290#2,8549
1963#2031,747—
1962#2381,329—
1961#2611,174#3,3567
1960#2731,084—
1959#2781,020—
1958#2671,082#3,9445
1957#282986—
1956#273995—
1955#274992—
1954#289866—
1953#2281,247—
1952#1651,885#3,7345
1951#1721,755—
1950#2141,247—
1949#2191,174—
1948#2311,033—
1947#291718—
1946#360446—
1945#501213—
1944#582158—
1943#686123—
1942#81488—
1941#94261—
1940#1,31332—
1939#1,29133—
1938#1,47526—
1937#2,10115—
1936#1,80118—
1935#2,73110—
1934#3,1598—
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1932#4,4115—
1931#3,4977—
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1929#4,5705—
1928#4,7255—
1927#3,8757—
1926#3,5648—
1925#3,3629—
1924#4,0027—
1923#4,3766—
1922#4,4456—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
1919#4,2516—
1918#3,2449—
1917#3,3448—
1916#3,9196—
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five girls were named Kristine! It came in at #3,919, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1928–1930, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristine is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedAKMaine: #195 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 966 girlsMEVermont: #72 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 275 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #102 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 431 girlsNHWashington: #84 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 357 girlsWAIdaho: #119 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 435 girlsIDMontana: #102 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 369 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #140 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 555 girlsNDMinnesota: #49 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 222 girlsMNIllinois: #112 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 513 girlsILWisconsin: #65 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 302 girlsWIMichigan: #118 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 533 girlsMINew York: #119 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 546 girlsNYMassachusetts: #106 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 457 girlsMARhode Island: #62 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 235 girlsRIOregon: #102 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 435 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #134 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 493 girlsSDIowa: #84 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 337 girlsIAIndiana: #154 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 759 girlsINOhio: #155 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 738 girlsOHPennsylvania: #147 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 735 girlsPANew Jersey: #123 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 545 girlsNJConnecticut: #123 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 593 girlsCTCalifornia: #142 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 683 girlsCAUtah: #144 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 586 girlsUTColorado: #106 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 448 girlsCONebraska: #56 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 248 girlsNEMissouri: #167 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 824 girlsMOKentucky: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsKYWest Virginia: #287 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsWVVirginia: #207 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 991 girlsVAMaryland: #185 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 883 girlsMDDelaware: #112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 391 girlsDEArizona: #159 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 668 girlsAZNew Mexico: #257 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsNMKansas: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsKSArkansas: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,760 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #187 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 732 girlsDCOklahoma: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedALGeorgia: #352 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsGAHawaii: #79 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 321 girlsHITexas: #363 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,075 girlsTXFlorida: #229 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#49 · 1 in 222
  2. Nebraska#56 · 1 in 248
  3. Rhode Island#62 · 1 in 235
  4. Wisconsin#65 · 1 in 302
  5. Vermont#72 · 1 in 275

Best ever in a state: #25 in Utah, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#491071 in 222
Nebraska#56381 in 248
Rhode Island#62191 in 235
Wisconsin#65911 in 302
Vermont#7281 in 275
Hawaii#79141 in 321
Iowa#84501 in 337
Washington#84551 in 357
Montana#102111 in 369
New Hampshire#102101 in 431
Oregon#102301 in 435
Colorado#106351 in 448
Massachusetts#106671 in 457
Delaware#11271 in 391
Illinois#1121361 in 513
Michigan#1181071 in 533
Idaho#119121 in 435
New York#1191891 in 546
Connecticut#123241 in 593
New Jersey#123691 in 545
South Dakota#13481 in 493
North Dakota#14071 in 555
California#1422001 in 683
Utah#144201 in 586
Pennsylvania#147911 in 735
Indiana#154461 in 759
Ohio#155951 in 738
Arizona#159231 in 668
Missouri#167361 in 824
Maryland#185211 in 883
District of Columbia#18781 in 732
Maine#19561 in 966
Virginia#207281 in 991
Florida#229381 in 1,150
New Mexico#25771 in 1,108
Arkansas#27991 in 1,424
Kansas#28081 in 1,506
West Virginia#28761 in 1,861
Oklahoma#32791 in 1,760
Louisiana#344141 in 1,773
Georgia#352151 in 2,200
Texas#363461 in 2,075
Kentucky#38381 in 2,847
Tennessee#40691 in 3,054
North Carolina#46291 in 3,760
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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 Kristine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 611 spots since 2024 (#3,822 → #3,211)
  • 287 spots since 2020 (#3,498 → #3,211)
  • 829 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #3,211)
  • Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1941 (#1,313 → #942)
  • Biggest drop: 140 spots in 1999 (#635 → #775)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1966 at #104 (3,314 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1941–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 481
  • Highest: 1 in 481 girls born in 1968 were named Kristine (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #104 in 1966, was only 1 in 511 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 28.6% of all girls named Kristine (24,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s29#3,244 (1918)#3,690
1920s72#3,164 (1921)#3,942
1930s122#1,291 (1939)#2,558
1940s4,046#219 (1949)#594
1950s12,075#165 (1952)#244
1960s24,125#104 (1966)#169
1970s20,543#109 (1970)#151
1980s13,571#188 (1985)#197
1990s6,541#237 (1990)#454
2000s2,041#741 (2000)#1,180
2010s890#1,658 (2010)#2,200
2020s274#3,002 (2021)#3,438

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.

Kristine in 1974

girls
#147
1,863 births · 1 in 788 girls
boys
#4,634
6 births · 1 in 262,056 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #147Kristine1,863

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #4,634Kristine6
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 788 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 98.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #144Anita1,936
  2. #144Kim1,936
  3. #146Kathy1,920
  4. #147Kristine1,863
  5. #148Aimee1,857
  6. #149Leah1,844
  7. #150Martha1,834
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 262,056 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 22.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #4,190Zavier7
  2. #4,190Zebulon7
  3. #4,190Zoltan7
  4. #4,634Kristine6
  5. #4,634Aamir6
  6. #4,634Aashish6
  7. #4,634Abayomi6
  8. #5,227Adante5
  9. #5,227Adaryl5
  10. #5,227Adedayo5

Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →