Kristina — #1727 US girls' name
136,639 babies named Kristina in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 90% of names given to girls today.
34% of everyone ever named Kristina was born in this single decade.
5,566 babies were named Kristina in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kristina
The Social Security Administration has registered 136,639 babies named Kristina between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristina currently holds the #1727 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 5,566 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45,946 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Kristina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18,244 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristina in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kristina 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 136,639 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.
Kristina at a glance
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Kristina popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (1985)
- 5,566
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #1727 among girls.
136,639 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 5,566 births in a single year.
Kristina popularity over time — boys
353 total births recorded since 1959 (Kristina as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Kristina accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kristina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 45,946 births that decade — 34% of Kristina's all-time total
Kristina decade highlights
- Peak decade 45,946 births
- Runner-up 32,650 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Kristina's strongest decade
45,946 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Kristina by state
Where Kristina concentrates geographically — total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,244 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 9,893 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8,315 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7,038 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6,935 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6,494 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6,491 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5,349 | 3.9% |
18,244 of 136,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.4% of nationwide
- New York 7.2% of nationwide
- Texas 6.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kristina appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1915–2024 (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.