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    The first name Cristina

    A girl’s name from Italian.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 girls were named Cristina, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 35 births (#1,021).

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    536
    babies named Cristina, 1996–2025
    #2,788
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cristina with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Cristina at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 128 girls born in the United States were named Cristina, the 1,622nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 1,763 were.

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    52,698
    babies named Cristina since 1880
    #1,622
    rank in 2025
    1990
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Cristina

    42 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cristina Deutekom
      Dutch operatic soprano (1931–2014)
    • Cristina Vee
      American voice actress, born 1987
    • Cristina Teuscher
      American swimmer, born 1978
    • Cristina Umaña
      Actress, born 1974
    • Cristina Rota
      Argentine actress and drama teacher, born 1945
    • Cristina Llovera
      Andorran sprinter, born 1996
    • Paula Cristina Gonçalves
      Brazilian tennis player, born 1990
    • Cristina Saralegui
      American journalist, born 1948
    • Cristina Martín-Prieto
      Association football player, born 1993
    • Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias
      Brazilian senator of the Republic and former minister of Agriculture, born 1954
    • Cristina Raines
      American actress, born 1952
    • Cristina
      American singer (1956-2020)

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    Questions

    What does the name Cristina mean?
    Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.
    What is the origin of the name Cristina?
    Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.
    How popular is the name Cristina?
    In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Cristina, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2017, with 35 births.
    Is Cristina a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 52,698 US babies named Cristina since 1880 were girls.
    When was Cristina most popular?
    1990 in the United States, when 1,763 babies were named Cristina, its highest rank at 165th.