Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Christine

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Follower of Christ.
French
a Christian

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Christine

Pronunciation

ch-risti-ne, chr(is)-tine

Famous People

Actress Christine Lahti, Actress Christine Taylor, Actress Christine Baranski

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Robert Altman, Daughter of Sonny Bono, Daughter of Lou Costello

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1433, 58 births); most recent 2007 (rank #9781, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #20, 17,540 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1272, 176 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–176
2024–197
2023–206
2022–219
2021–215
2020–248
2019–287
2018–290
2017–350
2016–390

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 #361, 93 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1639, 18 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202518
202427
202318
202231
202124
202021
201923
201819
201730
201640

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

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #705, 4 births); most recent 1943 (rank #726, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #5, 16,115 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–8
2022–17
2021–13
2020–15
2019–18
2018–25
2017–20
2016–26
2015–26
2014–20

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 1987 (rank #55, 137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20247
20233
20224
2021–
2020–
20197
20185
20175
20163

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 1974 (rank #56, 175 births); most recent 2020 (rank #765, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

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 #158, 11 births); most recent 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
20163

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 1970 (rank #10, 196 births); most recent 2019 (rank #584, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20196
20186
2017–
201613
20158
20146

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