Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 1969 4,091 births

Cristine — girls' name

4,091 babies named Cristine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s511930s71940s2051950s5691960s8641970s8411980s7471990s5002000s2142010s832020s5
1960s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Cristine was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

120 babies were named Cristine in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristine

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,091 babies named Cristine between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 120 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 864 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Cristine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 720 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristine in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristine 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 4,091 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.

Cristine at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

4,091

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1969

120 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cristine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1969)
120
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Cristine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
864 births that decade — 21% of Cristine's all-time total
1910s51920s511930s71940s2051950s5691960s8641970s8411980s7471990s5002000s2142010s832020s5

Cristine by state

Where Cristine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cristine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
720 17.6%
#2 New York
415 10.1%
#3 Texas
166 4.1%
#4 Illinois
116 2.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
105 2.6%
#6 Florida
90 2.2%
#7 Michigan
81 2.0%
#8 New Jersey
72 1.8%
California share of Cristine's total US births 17.6%
Even split

720 of 4,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Cristine appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristine?
4,091 babies have been named Cristine since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1969 with 120 births.
When was Cristine most popular?
Cristine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 864 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Cristine most popular?
The top states for the name Cristine are California (720 births), New York (415 births), Texas (166 births).
How long has the name Cristine been used?
Cristine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cristine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Cristin, 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, 1916–2022 (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.