Girls' name · since 1962

Khristina

Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,275 babies named Khristina, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,371 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,228 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,275
born since 1962
1980s
peak decade

Khristina currently ranks #15228 among girls' names in America, with 1,275 babies recorded since 1962.

Khristina has 1,275 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15228 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.

  • #6,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,228 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,275 born since 1962
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khristina ranks #6,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,228 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,275 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.

#6,371 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,228 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,275
born since 1962
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.9%
Khristina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Khristina's 1,275 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Khristina compares

1,275 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Khristina's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Khristina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,275 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Khristina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Khristina's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Khristina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
48
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
0102030405060 19621970197819861994200220112025 5

Khristina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (366 births, 29% of the file).

1980s was Khristina's strongest decade.

366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Khristina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 366 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Khristina compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Khristina's total volume

Khristina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 23.6%-102, 7.4%-32, 6.2%-37, 6%-144, 3.1%-41, 5.2%-118, 2.9%-81, 4.6%-26, 6.6%-49, 4.3%-72, 12.2%-52, 5.5%-68, 4.6%-74, 4.6%-71, 6.5%Khristina-64, 3.8%Khristina
Khristina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Khristina by state

Where Khristina concentrates geographically, total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Khristina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
97 7.6%
#2 Texas
35 2.7%
#3 Florida
21 1.6%
#4 Michigan
17 1.3%
#5 New York
14 1.1%
#6 Ohio
11 0.9%
#7 Illinois
6 0.5%
California share of Khristina's total US births 7.6%
Even split

97 of 1,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khristina?
1,275 babies have been named Khristina since 1962. All-time, it sits at #6,371 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #15,228 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 48 births.
Where does Khristina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khristina ranks #6,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,228 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Khristina most popular?
Khristina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 366 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Khristina most popular?
The top states for the name Khristina are California (97 births), Texas (35 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Khristina been used?
The SSA has tracked Khristina since 1962 -- 64 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Khristina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khristine, Khristian, Khrystal, Khristy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Khristina's data

  • Khristina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Khristinas (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Khristina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Khristina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khristina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.