Christine
French and German form of Christina, from the Latin Christiana, 'a Christian', which rests on the Greek christos, meaning 'anointed'.
Christine in 2025
Christine was given to 176 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,409th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,837 babies born.
The history of Christine
Christine reached its highest point in 1952, when 17,577 babies were given the name, ranking 43rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 37th, in 1968.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 588,495 babies have been named Christine. Half of them were born before 1965, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Christine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Christine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,266 | 245 |
| 1890s | 2,565 | 219 |
| 1900s | 3,906 | 199 |
| 1910s | 14,140 | 180 |
| 1920s | 22,439 | 202 |
| 1930s | 18,604 | 221 |
| 1940s | 54,739 | 58 |
| 1950s | 113,598 | 43 |
| 1960s | 139,728 | 37 |
| 1970s | 103,656 | 42 |
| 1980s | 68,403 | 92 |
| 1990s | 31,725 | 131 |
| 2000s | 8,732 | 449 |
| 2010s | 3,731 | 1,238 |
| 2020s | 1,263 | 1,898 |
Where Christine is heading
Christine has fallen 51% over the past decade, from 357 babies in 2015 to 176 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1952 peak — Christine is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Christine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Christine.