Christina
Pronounced K R IH0 S T IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1985
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Christina?
Christina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 673,003 children — the 44th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 60% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1985, when 23,868 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Kristina and Cristina — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Christina and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kristina
- Cristina
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K R IH0 S T IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Christina
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Christina
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Christina?
- Christina ranks 44th among girls' names in US records, with 673,003 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,182.
- Is Christina a unisex name?
- No. Christina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Christina most popular?
- 1985, when 23,868 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Christina spelled?
- Kristina, Cristina. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.