Kristine — #3818 US girls' name
84,275 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.
More common than 78% of names given to girls today.
29% of everyone ever named Kristine was born in this single decade.
3,532 babies were named Kristine in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kristine
The Social Security Administration has registered 84,275 babies named Kristine between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristine currently holds the #3818 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 3,532 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24,125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Kristine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10,938 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristine in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kristine 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 84,275 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.
Kristine at a glance
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Kristine popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (1970)
- 3,532
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #3818 among girls.
84,275 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 3,532 births in a single year.
Kristine popularity over time — boys
185 total births recorded since 1952 (Kristine as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Kristine accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kristine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 24,125 births that decade — 29% of Kristine's all-time total
Kristine decade highlights
- Peak decade 24,125 births
- Runner-up 20,543 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Kristine's strongest decade
24,125 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 29% of all-time use.
Kristine by state
Where Kristine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,938 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 6,887 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5,880 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5,550 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5,359 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 4,246 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 4,020 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,763 | 4.5% |
10,938 of 84,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.0% of nationwide
- New York 8.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 7.0% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 6.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 6.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kristine 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, 1916–2024 (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.