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Christine

Girl name

Christine has been given to 588,495 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1952.

Meaning & origin /ˌkɹɪˈstiːn/

Borrowed from French Christine. Doublet of Christina.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

04.387k8.774k13.161k17.548k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

588,495

Peak year

1952 (17,577 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -51%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Christine

Christine Lagarde

President of the European Central Bank

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689)

Christine de Pizan

French poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)

Chris Evert

American former tennis player (born 1954)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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