# Christene (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/christene/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,916 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,916 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Rare non-standard spelling of Christine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 32 | 3,268 |
| 1990 | 23 | 4,268 |
| 1991 | 8 | 9,508 |
| 1992 | 19 | 5,092 |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,899 |
| 1994 | 11 | 7,708 |
| 1995 | 14 | 6,327 |
| 1996 | 9 | 8,960 |
| 1997 | 7 | 11,094 |
| 1998 | 6 | 12,787 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,523 |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,857 |
| 2002 | 6 | 13,965 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15,542 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,903 |

## People named Christene

- Exene Cervenka, American singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.