Fun Facts About the Name Christine
- Decades of popularity: Christine stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 52 consecutive years, from 1942 through 1993.
- More than 588 thousand babies named Christine: U.S. records list 588,484 babies given the name Christine from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,031 boys received the name Christine - about 1 boy for every 289 girls.
What Does the Name Christine Mean?
Christine is a feminine name meaning "follower of Christ" or "Christian." It is the French form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christianē (Χριστιανή), the feminine of Christianos (Χριστιανός), "Christian." That Greek word derives from Christos (Χριστός), "anointed one," which translates Hebrew mashiach (Messiah). The literal sense of Christos is "anointed one," while the name's customary meaning is "Christian" or "follower of Christ."
Christine Name History & Origins
Christine developed as the French form of Christina. Christina comes from Greek Christianē, the feminine of Christianos, which in the New Testament was used of followers of Jesus. The Latin form Christina, and later the French Christine, developed from that Greek name. The feminine name Christina is associated with early Christian saints, though the surviving accounts of those saints are legendary.
From French, Christine passed into English. It is used alongside Christina, and the two names share the same Greek and Latin source. A notable medieval bearer was Christine de Pizan (1364 - c. 1430), the French author of The Book of the City of Ladies. In modern literature, Christine Daaé is the heroine of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera (1910).
How Popular is the Name Christine?
Christine remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1942 to 1993. Its highest annual birth count was in 1952, and people born that year turn 74 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,274 | 176 | 0.0110% |
| 2024 | #1,197 | 197 | 0.0122% |
| 2023 | #1,168 | 206 | 0.0129% |
| 2022 | #1,121 | 219 | 0.0134% |
| 2021 | #1,143 | 215 | 0.0131% |
| 2020 | #1,013 | 248 | 0.0154% |
| 2019 | #923 | 287 | 0.0171% |
| 2018 | #922 | 290 | 0.0171% |
| 2017 | #786 | 350 | 0.0203% |
| 2016 | #727 | 390 | 0.0220% |
| 2015 | #789 | 357 | 0.0200% |
| 2014 | #690 | 410 | 0.0230% |
| 2013 | #704 | 398 | 0.0227% |
| 2012 | #656 | 434 | 0.0246% |
| 2011 | #725 | 381 | 0.0217% |
| 2010 | #669 | 433 | 0.0244% |
| 2009 | #617 | 490 | 0.0267% |
| 2008 | #542 | 568 | 0.0300% |
| 2007 | #512 | 618 | 0.0321% |
| 2006 | #436 | 731 | 0.0385% |
| 2005 | #396 | 793 | 0.0429% |
| 2004 | #370 | 844 | 0.0460% |
| 2003 | #335 | 942 | 0.0516% |
| 2002 | #304 | 1,027 | 0.0572% |
| 2001 | #255 | 1,247 | 0.0693% |
| 2000 | #217 | 1,442 | 0.0794% |
| 1999 | #204 | 1,500 | 0.0846% |
| 1998 | #175 | 1,715 | 0.0971% |
| 1997 | #159 | 1,942 | 0.1116% |
| 1996 | #135 | 2,371 | 0.1353% |
| 1995 | #114 | 2,815 | 0.1601% |
| 1994 | #104 | 3,163 | 0.1771% |
| 1993 | #90 | 3,477 | 0.1922% |
| 1992 | #82 | 4,150 | 0.2251% |
| 1991 | #73 | 4,806 | 0.2563% |
| 1990 | #62 | 5,679 | 0.2991% |
| 1989 | #59 | 6,134 | 0.3327% |
| 1988 | #51 | 6,612 | 0.3713% |
| 1987 | #48 | 6,620 | 0.3808% |
| 1986 | #47 | 6,917 | 0.4032% |
| 1985 | #44 | 7,441 | 0.4324% |
| 1984 | #43 | 7,298 | 0.4334% |
| 1983 | #47 | 6,499 | 0.3890% |
| 1982 | #46 | 6,555 | 0.3871% |
| 1981 | #42 | 6,854 | 0.4109% |
| 1980 | #41 | 7,085 | 0.4267% |
| 1979 | #35 | 7,689 | 0.4790% |
| 1978 | #29 | 8,272 | 0.5400% |
| 1977 | #30 | 7,887 | 0.5144% |
| 1976 | #26 | 8,111 | 0.5536% |
| 1975 | #22 | 9,103 | 0.6244% |
| 1974 | #19 | 9,901 | 0.6747% |
| 1973 | #17 | 10,549 | 0.7234% |
| 1972 | #16 | 11,986 | 0.7879% |
| 1971 | #18 | 13,677 | 0.8220% |
| 1970 | #14 | 16,062 | 0.9188% |
| 1969 | #14 | 16,752 | 0.9930% |
| 1968 | #14 | 16,523 | 1.0073% |
| 1967 | #14 | 15,992 | 0.9686% |
| 1966 | #20 | 15,547 | 0.9188% |
| 1965 | #21 | 15,201 | 0.8612% |
| 1964 | #28 | 14,268 | 0.7530% |
| 1963 | #29 | 13,388 | 0.6946% |
| 1962 | #39 | 11,197 | 0.5693% |
| 1961 | #39 | 10,596 | 0.5250% |
| 1960 | #40 | 9,875 | 0.4884% |
| 1959 | #43 | 9,470 | 0.4680% |
| 1958 | #43 | 10,062 | 0.5002% |
| 1957 | #41 | 9,575 | 0.4683% |
| 1956 | #42 | 9,371 | 0.4667% |
| 1955 | #40 | 9,042 | 0.4624% |
| 1954 | #43 | 8,788 | 0.4525% |
| 1953 | #32 | 11,793 | 0.6268% |
| 1952 | #20 | 17,548 | 0.9463% |
| 1951 | #24 | 15,018 | 0.8339% |
| 1950 | #28 | 12,673 | 0.7398% |
| 1949 | #30 | 11,798 | 0.6896% |
| 1948 | #35 | 9,677 | 0.5699% |
| 1947 | #45 | 8,377 | 0.4725% |
| 1946 | #50 | 6,201 | 0.3946% |
| 1945 | #62 | 4,077 | 0.3119% |
| 1944 | #75 | 3,584 | 0.2700% |
| 1943 | #84 | 3,315 | 0.2376% |
| 1942 | #96 | 2,901 | 0.2148% |
| 1941 | #101 | 2,471 | 0.2045% |
| 1940 | #118 | 2,162 | 0.1891% |
| 1939 | #124 | 1,985 | 0.1810% |
| 1938 | #129 | 1,843 | 0.1670% |
| 1937 | #135 | 1,742 | 0.1637% |
| 1936 | #131 | 1,723 | 0.1656% |
| 1935 | #130 | 1,744 | 0.1663% |
| 1934 | #121 | 1,919 | 0.1838% |
| 1933 | #128 | 1,794 | 0.1780% |
| 1932 | #127 | 1,859 | 0.1742% |
| 1931 | #125 | 1,884 | 0.1769% |
| 1930 | #124 | 1,995 | 0.1772% |
| 1929 | #123 | 2,013 | 0.1803% |
| 1928 | #120 | 2,177 | 0.1888% |
| 1927 | #117 | 2,346 | 0.1967% |
| 1926 | #120 | 2,213 | 0.1867% |
| 1925 | #123 | 2,254 | 0.1852% |
| 1924 | #115 | 2,325 | 0.1862% |
| 1923 | #120 | 2,257 | 0.1871% |
| 1922 | #116 | 2,267 | 0.1888% |
| 1921 | #118 | 2,301 | 0.1866% |
| 1920 | #118 | 2,181 | 0.1820% |
| 1919 | #116 | 2,111 | 0.1868% |
| 1918 | #119 | 2,014 | 0.1740% |
| 1917 | #120 | 1,843 | 0.1704% |
| 1916 | #121 | 1,787 | 0.1711% |
| 1915 | #125 | 1,625 | 0.1652% |
| 1914 | #117 | 1,374 | 0.1804% |
| 1913 | #124 | 1,045 | 0.1673% |
| 1912 | #123 | 944 | 0.1691% |
| 1911 | #124 | 686 | 0.1640% |
| 1910 | #123 | 665 | 0.1677% |
| 1909 | #137 | 524 | 0.1509% |
| 1908 | #138 | 504 | 0.1508% |
| 1907 | #145 | 452 | 0.1419% |
| 1906 | #146 | 408 | 0.1382% |
| 1905 | #160 | 344 | 0.1180% |
| 1904 | #165 | 325 | 0.1180% |
| 1903 | #146 | 363 | 0.1386% |
| 1902 | #160 | 323 | 0.1223% |
| 1901 | #166 | 275 | 0.1149% |
| 1900 | #151 | 383 | 0.1278% |
| 1899 | #154 | 299 | 0.1283% |
| 1898 | #167 | 302 | 0.1167% |
| 1897 | #159 | 281 | 0.1200% |
| 1896 | #161 | 274 | 0.1152% |
| 1895 | #151 | 295 | 0.1263% |
| 1894 | #160 | 267 | 0.1198% |
| 1893 | #160 | 244 | 0.1146% |
| 1892 | #168 | 222 | 0.1045% |
| 1891 | #185 | 161 | 0.0868% |
| 1890 | #161 | 220 | 0.1156% |
| 1889 | #160 | 189 | 0.1060% |
| 1888 | #170 | 170 | 0.0952% |
| 1887 | #153 | 161 | 0.1103% |
| 1886 | #155 | 151 | 0.1045% |
| 1885 | #159 | 132 | 0.0992% |
| 1884 | #155 | 129 | 0.1000% |
| 1883 | #163 | 103 | 0.0917% |
| 1882 | #183 | 75 | 0.0695% |
| 1881 | #185 | 67 | 0.0729% |
| 1880 | #153 | 89 | 0.0978% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #9,950 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #12,368 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2002 | #7,768 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,562 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,001 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #9,511 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,599 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #4,314 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,333 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,790 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #4,358 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,042 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #2,561 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #1,437 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #1,674 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #1,661 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #1,596 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,489 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1984 | #1,660 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #1,691 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #1,780 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #2,094 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #1,700 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1979 | #1,514 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1978 | #1,574 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1977 | #1,676 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #1,649 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #1,195 | 50 | 0.0032% |
| 1974 | #1,250 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,296 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1972 | #1,233 | 45 | 0.0028% |
| 1971 | #1,081 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1970 | #1,264 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #1,066 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1968 | #1,220 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1967 | #1,075 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1966 | #1,043 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1965 | #1,238 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1964 | #1,220 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1963 | #1,228 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1962 | #1,403 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1961 | #1,551 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1960 | #1,781 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #1,598 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1958 | #1,376 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1957 | #1,680 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1956 | #1,422 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 1955 | #1,854 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #1,634 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #1,520 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1952 | #1,409 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1951 | #1,492 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #1,318 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1949 | #1,469 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1948 | #1,464 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1947 | #1,398 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1946 | #1,964 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,024 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #1,691 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #2,193 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,286 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #1,538 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1940 | #2,350 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,313 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,355 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #2,518 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,320 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #2,414 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,417 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #1,719 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1932 | #2,344 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #2,347 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #1,832 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #2,335 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #1,914 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #2,316 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #1,996 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #2,784 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #3,062 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,890 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,415 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,444 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #2,481 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,705 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #3,425 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,994 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #2,758 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,694 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,897 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1909 | #1,494 | 5 | 0.0030% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
