Christine
Pronounced K R IH0 S T IY1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1952
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Christine?
Christine is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 676,842 children — the 42nd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1952, when 19,508 children were given it.
Kristine is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Christine and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kristine
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K R IH0 S T IY1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Christine
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Christine
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Christine?
- Christine ranks 42nd among girls' names in US records, with 676,842 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,348.
- Is Christine a unisex name?
- No. Christine is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Christine most popular?
- 1952, when 19,508 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Christine spelled?
- Kristine. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.