Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Christina

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Christ-Bearer
Christian, follower of Christ; feminine form of Christian
Russian

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Christina

Famous People

Poet Christina Rossetti, Actress Christina Ricci, Tennis star Chris Evert, Actress Christina Applegate

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #890, 128 births); most recent 2012 (rank #10742, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #12, 16,596 births); most recent 2025 (rank #770, 352 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–352
2024–398
2023–404
2022–396
2021–475
2020–480
2019–596
2018–728
2017–784
2016–850

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #172, 256 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1052, 32 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202532
202425
202341
202248
202151
202044
201963
201867
201765
201687

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #165, 348 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202322
202218
202123
202029
201932
201839
201747
201650
201570
201462

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #40, 169 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20248
20237
202211
202111
202010
201913
20187
20179
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #53, 131 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20258
20245
20237
20224
20217
20209
201912
201811
201712
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #104, 20 births); most recent 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #17, 191 births); most recent 2021 (rank #565, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20216
20207
20195
201812
20178
201612
201513
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence