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
Khristina's 1,275 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1979)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #15228 among girls.
1,275 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 48 births in a single year.
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
- 1960s 104
1960s
104 births
- 1970s
1970s
342 births
- 1980s
1980s
366 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s 127
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 366 births (29% of all-time use).
Khristina decade highlights
- Peak decade 366 births
- Runner-up 342 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Khristina concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| 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% |
97 of 1,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.6% of nationwide
- Texas 2.7% of nationwide
- Florida 1.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.3% of nationwide
- New York 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
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.
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