Kristine
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,211 for girls
Kristine is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Kristine mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Christine.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kristine a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 49 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kristine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kristine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Kristine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,211th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Kristine, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 3,532 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Kristine in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 225 girls in the US were given Kristine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #985, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
- Christine 176
- Kristine 49
Kristine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,784 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2,321 |
| 2015 | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2014 | 89 | #2,139 |
| 2013 | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2012 | 103 | #1,918 |
| 2011 | 110 | #1,829 |
| 2010 | 128 | #1,658 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,602 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,479 |
| 2007 | 177 | #1,365 |
| 2006 | 174 | #1,335 |
| 2005 | 187 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 212 | #1,082 |
| 2003 | 197 | #1,116 |
| 2002 | 223 | #985 |
| 2001 | 261 | #879 |
| 2000 | 312 | #741 |
| 1999 | 284 | #774 |
| 1998 | 365 | #635 |
| 1997 | 373 | #608 |
| 1996 | 480 | #499 |
| 1995 | 517 | #477 |
| 1994 | 657 | #386 |
| 1993 | 797 | #329 |
| 1992 | 875 | #316 |
| 1991 | 997 | #279 |
| 1990 | 1,196 | #237 |
| 1989 | 1,379 | #194 |
| 1988 | 1,376 | #196 |
| 1987 | 1,369 | #199 |
| 1986 | 1,369 | #191 |
| 1985 | 1,441 | #188 |
| 1984 | 1,359 | #196 |
| 1983 | 1,259 | #204 |
| 1982 | 1,233 | #214 |
| 1981 | 1,362 | #196 |
| 1980 | 1,424 | #189 |
| 1979 | 1,455 | #183 |
| 1978 | 1,732 | #157 |
| 1977 | 1,564 | #174 |
| 1976 | 1,357 | #187 |
| 1975 | 1,559 | #169 |
| 1974 | 1,863 | #147 |
| 1973 | 2,148 | #133 |
| 1972 | 2,370 | #127 |
| 1971 | 2,963 | #120 |
| 1970 | 3,532 | #109 |
| 1969 | 3,322 | #110 |
| 1968 | 3,411 | #105 |
| 1967 | 3,292 | #106 |
| 1966 | 3,314 | #104 |
| 1965 | 3,162 | #120 |
| 1964 | 2,290 | #171 |
| 1963 | 1,747 | #203 |
| 1962 | 1,329 | #238 |
| 1961 | 1,174 | #261 |
| 1960 | 1,084 | #273 |
| 1959 | 1,020 | #278 |
| 1958 | 1,082 | #267 |
| 1957 | 986 | #282 |
| 1956 | 995 | #273 |
| 1955 | 992 | #274 |
| 1954 | 866 | #289 |
| 1953 | 1,247 | #228 |
| 1952 | 1,885 | #165 |
| 1951 | 1,755 | #172 |
| 1950 | 1,247 | #214 |
| 1949 | 1,174 | #219 |
| 1948 | 1,033 | #231 |
| 1947 | 718 | #291 |
| 1946 | 446 | #360 |
| 1945 | 213 | #501 |
| 1944 | 158 | #582 |
| 1943 | 123 | #686 |
| 1942 | 88 | #814 |
| 1941 | 61 | #942 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,313 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,291 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1937 | 15 | #2,101 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
Names like Kristine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michelle, Nicole, Jasmine, Holly, Daphne, Marnie, Robyn, Darcie, Katherine, Penny, Amber, Erin
Other spellings of Kristine
Names related to Kristine
Kristina, Kirsten, Kristen, Kristiana, Kristin, Kirstin, Kristyna, Kristyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kristine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristine, updated 20 October 2026.