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Christina

Girl Ancient Greek #703 in 2023

Christina is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Christina

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Chrīstiāna.

Popularity of Christina

Popularity, 1880–2023

404 births in 2023

1880 2023

478,961 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1985

16,686 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.