# Christine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/christine/  
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 | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌkɹɪˈstiːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Christie, Chrissie, Kirsty |
| Variant spellings | Kristine, Christyn |
| US babies named this | 588,495 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,030 / 586,465 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,305, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Christine. Doublet of Christina.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 381 | 725 |
| 2012 | 434 | 656 |
| 2013 | 398 | 704 |
| 2014 | 410 | 690 |
| 2015 | 357 | 790 |
| 2016 | 390 | 727 |
| 2017 | 350 | 786 |
| 2018 | 291 | 922 |
| 2019 | 287 | 923 |
| 2020 | 248 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 216 | 1,139 |
| 2022 | 219 | 1,122 |
| 2023 | 206 | 1,170 |
| 2024 | 198 | 1,197 |
| 2025 | 176 | 1,274 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 42 | 1,674 |
| 1989 | 58 | 1,437 |
| 1990 | 26 | 2,561 |
| 1991 | 14 | 4,041 |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,359 |
| 1993 | 6 | 7,790 |
| 1994 | 14 | 4,333 |
| 1995 | 14 | 4,315 |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,599 |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,511 |
| 1999 | 7 | 8,001 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,563 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7,769 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,370 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,950 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49 | 766 |
| 2012 | 35 | 1,018 |
| 2013 | 30 | 1,148 |
| 2014 | 32 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 48 | 794 |
| 2016 | 40 | 916 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1,586 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,449 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,311 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,081 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1,230 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## People named Christine

- Christine de Pizan, French poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)
- Christine Baranski, American actress (born 1952)
- Christine Nöstlinger, Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936-2018)
- Christine Sinclair, Canadian association football player
- Christine McVie, British musician (1943–2022)
- Christine Lahti, American actress and director (born 1950)
- Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663)
- Christine Jorgensen, first American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989)
- Christine Ohuruogu, British female 400m Olympic sprinter
- Christine Arron, French athletics competitor (born 1973)
- Christine Taylor, American actress (born 1971)
- Christine Chubbuck, American television news reporter (1944–1974)

## 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.