US rank #3818 Girls' name Peak 1970 84,275 births

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.

1910s291920s721930s1221940s40461950s120751960s241251970s205431980s135671990s65412000s20402010s8902020s225
#3818
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kristine was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

84,275

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1970

3,532 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#3,818

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kristine popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
3,532
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420101996198219681954194019241916 6

Kristine popularity over time — boys

185 total births recorded since 1952 (Kristine as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 185 births
46810121416 199119861982197619721969196619611952 5

Kristine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24,125 births that decade — 29% of Kristine's all-time total
1910s291920s721930s1221940s40461950s120751960s241251970s205431980s135671990s65412000s20402010s8902020s225

Kristine by state

Where Kristine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kristine
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%
California share of Kristine's total US births 13.0%
Even split

10,938 of 84,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Kristine appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristine?
84,275 babies have been named Kristine since 1916. It currently ranks #3818 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 3,532 births.
When was Kristine most popular?
Kristine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24,125 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Kristine most popular?
The top states for the name Kristine are California (10,938 births), New York (6,887 births), Illinois (5,880 births).
How long has the name Kristine been used?
Kristine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kristine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, 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, 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.