Girls' name · since 1916
Kristine
84,329 babies named Kristine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,329
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kristine is the #3218 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 84,329 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Kristine recorded 84,329 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #3218 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,218 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 84,329 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristine ranks #426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,218 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 84,329 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,329
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kristine's 84,329 recorded births place it above 99.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristine compares
84,329 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Kristine's all-time total is 224x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84,329 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,532 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristine splits its recorded history at 1972: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 3,532 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 3,532
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Kristine popularity over time - boys
185 total births recorded since 1952 (Kristine as boys' name)
Kristine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (24,125 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Kristine's strongest decade.
24,125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kristine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 72
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 122
1930s
122 births
- 1940s 4,046
1940s
4,046 births
- 1950s
1950s
12,075 births
- 1960s
1960s
24,125 births
- 1970s
1970s
20,543 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,571 births
- 1990s 6,541
1990s
6,541 births
- 2000s 2,041
2000s
2,041 births
- 2010s 890
2010s
890 births
- 2020s 274
2020s
274 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24,125 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kristine 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 Kristine's total volume
Kristine by state
Where Kristine concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,945 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 6,887 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5,880 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5,551 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5,359 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 4,246 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 4,026 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,764 | 4.5% |
10,945 of 84,329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristine appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristine's data
- Kristine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (24,125 total births); usage has since declined to 274 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristines (10,945 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kristine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Kristine 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.