US rank #1727 Girls' name Peak 1985 136,639 births

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.

1910s51920s101930s361940s9921950s32791960s127111970s326501980s459461990s272442000s95352010s34872020s744
#1727
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kristina was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

136,639

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1985

5,566 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,727

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kristina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
5,566
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,000 202420122000198819761964195219401915 5

Kristina popularity over time — boys

353 total births recorded since 1959 (Kristina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 353 births
051015202530 19961989198519811977197319691959 5

Kristina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45,946 births that decade — 34% of Kristina's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s361940s9921950s32791960s127111970s326501980s459461990s272442000s95352010s34872020s744

Kristina by state

Where Kristina concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kristina
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%
California share of Kristina's total US births 13.4%
Even split

18,244 of 136,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Kristina appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristina?
136,639 babies have been named Kristina since 1915. It currently ranks #1727 among girls. The peak year was 1985 with 5,566 births.
When was Kristina most popular?
Kristina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45,946 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Kristina most popular?
The top states for the name Kristina are California (18,244 births), New York (9,893 births), Texas (8,315 births).
How long has the name Kristina been used?
Kristina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kristina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristine, Kristi, 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, 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.