Kristina
Kristina is a feminine given name and a variant of Christina. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kristina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristina is a feminine given name and a variant of Christina. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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The Story of Kristina
The earliest SSA record of Kristina as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 5,566 newborns named Kristina — #57 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Kristina on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kristina ranks #1,858 for baby girls with 108 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 137K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kristina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden
- Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer
- Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress
- Kristina Apgar (born 1985), American actress
- Kristina Bach (born 1962), German singer and music producer
- Kristina Baehr (born 1980 or 1981), American lawyer
- Kristina Bakarandze (born 1998), Georgia-born Azerbaijani footballer
- Kristina Bannikova (born 1991), Estonian footballer
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Names that sound like Kristina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kristina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Christina
- Cristina
- Krystina
- Krystyna
- Christine
- Kristine
- Christiana
- Cristine
- Christia
- Crostini
- Cristiana
- Christeen
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kristina
Kristina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 137K births in the dataset. Kristina's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #57. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristina'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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