US rank #703 Girls' name Peak 1985 479,359 births

Christina — #703 US girls' name

479,359 babies named Christina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s9161890s12571900s11701910s27651920s36511930s27451940s88401950s198451960s527881970s1257501980s1460111990s746592000s271732010s96362020s2153
#703
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Christina was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

16,600 babies were named Christina in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christina

The Social Security Administration has registered 479,359 babies named Christina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christina currently holds the #703 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 16,600 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 146,011 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Christina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68,901 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Christina in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 479,359 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Christina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

479,359

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1985

16,600 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#703

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Christina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1985)
16,600
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Christina popularity over time — boys

1,989 total births recorded since 1929 (Christina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 1,989 births
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Christina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
146,011 births that decade — 30% of Christina's all-time total
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Christina by state

Where Christina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Christina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68,901 14.4%
#2 New York
42,618 8.9%
#3 Texas
34,212 7.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
24,393 5.1%
#5 Ohio
24,374 5.1%
#6 Illinois
22,469 4.7%
#7 Florida
22,298 4.7%
#8 Michigan
17,514 3.7%
California share of Christina's total US births 14.4%
Even split

68,901 of 479,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Christina appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christina?
479,359 babies have been named Christina since 1880. It currently ranks #703 among girls. The peak year was 1985 with 16,600 births.
When was Christina most popular?
Christina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 146,011 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Christina most popular?
The top states for the name Christina are California (68,901 births), New York (42,618 births), Texas (34,212 births).
How long has the name Christina been used?
Christina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Christina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christy, Christie, Christa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.