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Christine

Gender
Girl
Say it
KRIS-teen
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#1,690 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,272 for girls

Christine is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 1,272nd for girls in the US (176 babies).

What does Christine mean?

Greek: French form of Christina

“follower of Christ”

The French form of Christina; Christine de Pizan was a celebrated writer at the medieval French court.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Christine a girl's or a boy's name?

Christine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 176 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Christine in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,690th among girls
Babies in 2025
18 about 1 in 15,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 10% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Christine, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 115 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Christine since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Christine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1924 (#94), 1934 (#56), 1944 (#3), 1954 (#3), 1964 (#26), 1974 (#63) and 1984 (#89).

1996Busiest: 115 in 19962025
Christine in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202518#1,690
202427#1,288
202319#1,666
202232#1,118
202125#1,353
202024#1,389
201924#1,403
201823#1,468
201730#1,213
201646#881
201551#812
201438#1,025
201333#1,142
201235#1,078
201159#721
201047#831
200941#895
200842#855
200762#630
200670#567
200562#581
200471#511
200365#535
200261#539
200162#521
200071#468
199978#443
199894#382
199799#382
1996115#339

How popular is Christine in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,272nd among girls
Babies in 2025
176 about 1 in 9,100 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 30% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 176 girls in the US were named Christine, making it the 1,272nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,015th. Its busiest year was 1952, with 17,548 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Christine than any year since 1891.

Half of all the girls named Christine in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 225 girls in the US were given Christine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #985, up from #1,272 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 17,548 in 19522025
Christine in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025176#1,272
2024198#1,196
2023206#1,168
2022219#1,120
2021216#1,138
2020248#1,015
2019287#922
2018291#920
2017350#785
2016390#727
2015357#790
2014410#690
2013398#704
2012434#656
2011381#724
2010433#669
2009491#615
2008569#542
2007618#512
2006731#436
2005793#396
2004844#370
2003942#335
20021,027#304
20011,247#255
20001,442#217
19991,500#204
19981,715#175
19971,942#159
19962,371#135
19952,815#114
19943,163#104
19933,477#90
19924,150#82
19914,806#73
19905,679#62
19896,134#59
19886,612#51
19876,620#48
19866,917#47
19857,441#44
19847,299#43
19836,499#47
19826,555#46
19816,854#42
19807,085#41
19797,689#35
19788,272#29
19777,886#30
19768,111#26
19759,103#22
19749,901#19
197310,549#17
197211,986#16
197113,678#18
197016,061#14
196916,752#14
196816,525#14
196715,991#14
196615,546#20
196515,204#21
196414,270#28
196313,387#29
196211,196#39
196110,598#39
19609,874#40
19599,471#43
195810,062#43
19579,575#41
19569,371#42
19559,042#40
19548,788#43
195311,793#32
195217,548#20
195115,017#24
195012,673#28
194911,797#30
19489,677#35
19478,379#45
19466,202#50
19454,077#62
19443,584#75
19433,316#84
19422,900#96
19412,471#101
19402,162#118
19391,985#124
19381,843#129
19371,742#135
19361,723#131
19351,744#130
19341,920#121
19331,794#128
19321,859#127
19311,884#125
19301,995#124
19292,013#123
19282,177#120
19272,346#117
19262,213#120
19252,254#123
19242,325#115
19232,257#120
19222,267#116
19212,301#118
19202,181#118
19192,111#116
19182,014#119
19171,843#120
19161,787#121
19151,625#125
19141,374#117
19131,045#124
1912944#123
1911686#124
1910665#123
1909524#137
1908504#138
1907452#145
1906408#146
1905344#160
1904325#165
1903363#146
1902323#160
1901275#165
1900383#151
1899299#154
1898302#166
1897281#159
1896274#161
1895295#151
1894267#160
1893244#160
1892222#167
1891161#185
1890220#161
1889189#159
1888170#170
1887161#153
1886151#154
1885132#159
1884129#155
1883103#163
188275#183
188167#185
188089#153

Nicknames for Christine

Names like Christine

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Charlotte, Catherine, Alice, Katherine, Colette, Chloe, Sarah, Nicole, Michelle, Constance, Georgia, Elizabeth

Other spellings of Christine

Kristine

Names related to Christine

Christina, Cristina, Christiana, Christiane, Cristiana, Christianna, Christen, Christin

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris

Every Greek name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Christine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christine, updated 20 October 2026.