Girls' name · peaked in 1978
Christina name popularity since 1925
473,718 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Christina. Half of them were born in 1981 or earlier, so the typical Christina is about 45 years old in 2026. Christina peaked in 1978 as the #15 name for girls, and it ranked #770 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 473,718
- Named Christina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #770
- for girls in 2025 (352 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 471,729 girls · 1,989 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Christina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Christina births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1985. Measured as a share of all babies, Christina peaked in 1978.
- Fastest rise: Between 1939 and 1944, Christina became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 4,190 baby girls to 1 in 1,750.
- Steepest fall: Between 2003 and 2008, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 586 to 1 in 1,130.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Christina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Christina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Christina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,770 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 2,745 | 0 | #383 |
| 1940s | 8,839 | 5 | #238 |
| 1950s | 19,844 | 24 | #184 |
| 1960s | 52,790 | 162 | #74 |
| 1970s | 125,747 | 507 | #12 |
| 1980s | 146,008 | 844 | #12 |
| 1990s | 74,660 | 358 | #45 |
| 2000s | 27,175 | 77 | #134 |
| 2010s | 9,642 | 6 | #333 |
| 2020–25 | 2,509 | 0 | #770 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.4% of babies named Christina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Christina is most popular
The index compares Christina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Christina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.62× | 1,146 |
| California | 1.37× | 69,170 |
| Maryland | 1.36× | 9,845 |
| Delaware | 1.35× | 1,337 |
| Florida | 1.30× | 22,307 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Christina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Christina (this page) | 471,729 | 1978 |
| Cristina | 52,141 | 1986 |
| Christiana | 10,740 | 1996 |
| Christena | 1,900 | 1886 |
| Khristina | 1,275 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Christina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Christina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Christina (1978).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data