Cristina
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Cristina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Catalan
- Romanian
The Story of Cristina
American parents first put Cristina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1906, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 1,762 Cristinas were born — ranking #165 that year. About 29% of every Cristina on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cristina ranks #1,398 for baby girls with 159 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 53K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Cristina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cristina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cristina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cristina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Christina
- Kristina
- Krystina
- Krystyna
- Christine
- Kristine
- Christiana
- Cristine
- Christia
- Crostini
- Cristiana
- Christeen
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cristina
Cristina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 53K births in the dataset. Cristina's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #163. Use the chart and map above to compare Cristina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.