Christin
Christin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ann-Christin Ahlberg, Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party Ann-Christin Nykvist, Swedish Social Democratic politician Christin Cooper, former alpine ski racer from Ketchum, Idaho Christin Hagberg, Swedish social democratic politician Christin Hinojosa, American actress Christin Hussong, German javelin thrower Christin…
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Christin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ann-Christin Ahlberg, Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party Ann-Christin Nykvist, Swedish Social Democratic politician Christin Cooper, former alpine ski racer from Ketchum, Idaho Christin Hagberg, Swedish social democratic politician Christin Hinojosa, American actress Christin Hussong, German javelin thrower Christin…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Christin
As a girl name
American parents first put Christin on the record books as a girl name in 1931, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 926 Christins were born — ranking #286 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Christins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11K Christins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Christin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 33 births, good for #2,190 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Christins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Christins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Christin
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Names that sound like Christin
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About the name Christin
Christin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Christin's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #286. Use the chart and map above to compare Christin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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