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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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
1933
1932#4,4115
1931#3,4977
1930
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #73 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 325 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedMEVermont: #127 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 534 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsNHWashington: #119 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 647 girlsWAIdaho: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsIDMontana: #99 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 425 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #118 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 569 girlsNDMinnesota: #89 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 415 girlsMNIllinois: #190 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsILWisconsin: #135 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 762 girlsWIMichigan: #190 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsMINew York: #165 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 924 girlsNYMassachusetts: #121 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 641 girlsMARhode Island: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 871 girlsRIOregon: #167 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 806 girlsORNevada: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 758 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 676 girlsSDIowa: #108 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 539 girlsIAIndiana: #259 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsINOhio: #198 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsOHPennsylvania: #229 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsPANew Jersey: #146 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 822 girlsNJConnecticut: #176 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsCTCalifornia: #188 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsCAUtah: #171 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 837 girlsUTColorado: #147 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 807 girlsCONebraska: #150 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 769 girlsNEMissouri: #193 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsMOKentucky: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,177 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #347 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsVAMaryland: #245 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsMDDelaware: #112 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 428 girlsDEArizona: #198 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsAZNew Mexico: #243 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsNMKansas: #182 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 947 girlsKSArkansas: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsARTennessee: #555 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,703 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #318 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsLAMississippi: #451 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsMSAlabama: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,589 girlsALGeorgia: #325 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsGAHawaii: #126 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 485 girlsHITexas: #282 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsTXFlorida: #180 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#73 · 1 in 325
  2. Minnesota#89 · 1 in 415
  3. Montana#99 · 1 in 425
  4. Iowa#108 · 1 in 539
  5. Delaware#112 · 1 in 428

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#73111 in 325
Minnesota#89651 in 415
Montana#9991 in 425
Iowa#108291 in 539
Delaware#11281 in 428
North Dakota#11871 in 569
Washington#119421 in 647
Massachusetts#121561 in 641
Hawaii#126101 in 485
Vermont#12751 in 534
Wisconsin#135381 in 762
New Jersey#146531 in 822
Colorado#147261 in 807
Nebraska#150121 in 769
South Dakota#15361 in 676
New York#1651211 in 924
Oregon#167191 in 806
Nevada#16871 in 758
Rhode Island#16861 in 871
Utah#171161 in 837
Connecticut#176181 in 1,013
Florida#180641 in 1,085
Kansas#182151 in 947
New Hampshire#18361 in 1,056
California#1882091 in 1,029
Illinois#190621 in 1,171
Michigan#190521 in 1,115
Missouri#193281 in 1,116
Arizona#198241 in 1,018
Ohio#198571 in 1,188
Idaho#21851 in 1,038
Pennsylvania#229481 in 1,442
New Mexico#24381 in 1,189
Maryland#245171 in 1,501
Indiana#259191 in 1,690
Oklahoma#281111 in 1,629
Texas#282751 in 1,718
Louisiana#307151 in 1,754
North Carolina#318171 in 2,192
Georgia#325181 in 2,177
Virginia#347141 in 2,482
Arkansas#38051 in 2,452
Mississippi#45151 in 2,660
Alabama#47161 in 3,589
Kentucky#48151 in 4,177
South Carolina#49551 in 3,634
Tennessee#55561 in 4,703
District of Columbia
Maine
West Virginia
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 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 1987

girls
#199
1,369 births · 1 in 1,270 girls
boys
#6,951
5 births · 1 in 373,397 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #199Kristine1,369

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #6,951Kristine5
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,270 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 98.5% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #196Carly1,412
  2. #197Jill1,409
  3. #198Grace1,380
  4. #199Kristine1,369
  5. #200Wendy1,356
  6. #201Ashleigh1,348
  7. #202Claire1,335
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 1,808Janay#2,195#387
  2. 1,048Channing#1,638#590
  3. 786Ayla#1,380#594
  4. 714Yessenia#1,439#725
  5. 648Denisse#1,602#954
Fallers
  1. 1,153Halley#580#1,733
  2. 674Cherrelle#879#1,553
  3. 637Sharday#933#1,570
  4. 613Sharde#873#1,486
  5. 539Shardae#832#1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 373,397 of them was named Kristine, which outranked 14.7% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristine
  1. #6,089Zeeshan6
  2. #6,089Zeno6
  3. #6,089Zohaib6
  4. #6,951Kristine5
  5. #6,951Aadam5
  6. #6,951Aaric5
  7. #6,951Aarin5

Tied with 1,201 names at #6,951; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 994Trevin#1,962#968
  2. 819Conner#1,617#798
  3. 593Mychal#1,363#770
  4. 503Jaren#1,457#954
  5. 457Corbin#1,049#592
Fallers
  1. 623Durell#816#1,439
  2. 336Jayce#694#1,030
  3. 267Rasheed#921#1,188
  4. 263Deshaun#971#1,234
  5. 260Britt#880#1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987