Christine

“Possibly follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via French origin

Girl's name · #1274 in the US (2025) · Retro

Christine reached #14 in 1967 and has faded to #1274 since. About 586,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Christine's short forms are Christie, Cris, Chrissy, Kirsty, and Chrissie.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,400 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Christines

Christine Lagarde — President of the European Central Bank
Christine de Pizan — French poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)
Christine Baranski — American actress (born 1952)
Christine Sinclair — Canadian soccer player
Christine Nöstlinger — Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936-2018)

In stories & tradition

Christine Chapel — Star Trek: The Original Series · Assignment: Eternity
Christine Daaé — The Phantom of the Opera
Christine Blair — The Bold and the Beautiful

What Christines become

Among 5,252 notable people named Christine:

Medical professionals appear 2.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Christine Kaseba, Zambian physician, surgeon and politician.

Similar names: Julie · Christina · Adrienne · Denise · Crystal · Karen

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