Christine

Meaning: Follower of Christ
Origin: Greek — French form of Christina

Nicknames: Christie, Cris, Chrissy, Kirsty, Chrissie

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#499 in Norway (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #1,085 in Austria (2025) · #1,152 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,429 in Canada (2025) · #1,639 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,901 in France (2025) · #3,382 in Italy (2024) · #769 in Poland (2023) · #765 in Scotland (2020) · #434 in N. Ireland (2018) and 8 more.

Famous Christines

Christine Lagarde — President of the European Central Bank since 2019 (born 1956)
Christine de Pizan — Italian-born French author (1364–c. 1430)
Christine Baranski — American actress (born 1952)
Christine Sinclair — Canadian footballer (born 1983)
Christine Nöstlinger — Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936–2018)
Christine McVie — English musician (1943–2022)
Christine Taylor — American actress (born 1971)
Christine Jorgensen — First American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989)
Christine Lahti — American actress and director (born 1950)
Christine Keeler — English model and showgirl (1942–2017)

In stories & tradition

Christine Chapel — Star Trek character
Christine Daaé — The Phantom of the Opera (book)
Christine Blair — Fictional character from The Young and the Restless

What Christines become

Among 5,251 notable people named Christine:

Medical professionals appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Christine Kaseba, Zambian physician, surgeon and politician (born 1959).

Similar names: Cristina · Julie · Crystal · Adrienne · Renee · Denise

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