Cristin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tin
- Origin
- Greek
Cristin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cristin mean?
Greek: spelling of Kristin; also Irish Cristín
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Kristin; Cristín is also the Irish form of Christina.
Is Cristin a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristin is a girls' name.
How popular is Cristin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 274 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Cristin in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2002, 83% of the babies named Cristin in the US were girls.
Cristin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,420 |
| 1995 | 52 | #2,451 |
| 1994 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 1993 | 68 | #2,028 |
| 1992 | 68 | #2,005 |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,773 |
| 1990 | 105 | #1,475 |
| 1989 | 107 | #1,394 |
| 1988 | 117 | #1,254 |
| 1987 | 129 | #1,145 |
| 1986 | 140 | #1,072 |
| 1985 | 175 | #905 |
| 1984 | 167 | #894 |
| 1983 | 208 | #766 |
| 1982 | 256 | #684 |
| 1981 | 274 | #645 |
| 1980 | 244 | #697 |
| 1979 | 147 | #974 |
| 1978 | 131 | #1,037 |
| 1977 | 104 | #1,183 |
| 1976 | 109 | #1,104 |
| 1975 | 92 | #1,241 |
| 1974 | 132 | #938 |
| 1973 | 109 | #1,058 |
| 1972 | 143 | #885 |
| 1971 | 108 | #1,103 |
| 1970 | 116 | #1,052 |
| 1969 | 85 | #1,208 |
| 1968 | 98 | #1,066 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,702 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,916 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
Names like Cristin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicole Christina Melissa Erin Amber Amy Cassandra Angel Lara Megan Kristen Robin
Names related to Cristin
Christine Kristina Cristina Kristin Kristine Christen Christin
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Cristin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristin, updated 20 October 2026.