girl's name
Kristina
kris-TEE-nuh
- Origin Scandinavian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 143,249
Northern Ireland
#401
2015 births
Kristina means a follower of Christ, the Scandinavian and Slavic form of Christina. It is the third spelling of this name in our gap band, after Kristin and Kristen, and all three are American-led.
- Kristina is a name of Scandinavian origin.
- Peaked in 1985, when 5,584 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,096 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Kristina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 993 |
| 1950s | 3,284 |
| 1960s | 12,732 |
| 1970s | 32,768 |
| 1980s | 46,126 |
| 1990s | 27,275 |
| 2000s | 9,537 |
| 2010s | 3,489 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 863 |
What Kristina means
Kristina means a follower of Christ, or a Christian. The Latin is the ordinary adjective for belonging to Christ, used as a name rather than translated.
Where Kristina comes from
Kristina is the Scandinavian, German and Slavic form of Christina, from the Latin Christiana — a Christian. Christos itself translates the Hebrew mashiach, the anointed one, referring to the oil poured at a coronation, so the entire family descends from a title. Queen Kristina of Sweden abdicated in 1654 at twenty-seven, converted to Catholicism and moved to Rome, which was a scandal on a European scale. The K-spelling is the continental one and Christina the English.
Kristina in use
Kristina peaked in the United States in 1985, when 5,584 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 1727th in the United States on 118 births, 3162nd in France and 4077th in England and Wales, across 143,249 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. With Kristin and Kristen, both written up separately, this is the third spelling of one name to appear in our gap band, and all three are led by America rather than Scandinavia.
How popular is Kristina?
In 2025, Kristina was given to 118 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kristina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kristina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kristina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kristina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Kristina
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Kristina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Christina Christiane Christiana
- French
- Christiane
- German
- Christiane Christin
- Greek
- Christina Christiana
- Italian
- Cristiana
- Norwegian
- Kristin
- Portuguese
- Cristiana
- Romanian
- Cristiana
Sibling names for Kristina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kristina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kristina
What does the name Kristina mean?
A follower of Christ, from the Latin Christiana.
Is it Kristina or Christina?
Kristina is the Scandinavian, German and Slavic spelling; Christina is the English.
Who was Queen Kristina?
The Swedish monarch who abdicated in 1654 at twenty-seven and moved to Rome — a European scandal.
How popular is Kristina?
1727th in the United States, down from a 1985 peak of 5,566 births.
Is Kristina a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kristina?
Kristina has 3 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Kristina?
Kristina is usually shortened to Kris and Tina.
Is Kristina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kristina currently ranks #1,727 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.