Recorded 1916–2025 · United States
Kristine was most popular in 1970, when 3,541 American babies were given the name — ranking #205 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 84,514 people named Kristine.
Kristine first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1916, which makes it about 109 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 108 of the 110 years since.
The Social Security Administration has recorded 84,514 American births named Kristine between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 76,556 are estimated to be alive today.
49 American babies were named Kristine in 2025, ranking #5,675 that year.
Kristine is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 46 births a year, against 96 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -52% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Across the whole record Kristine is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 84,514 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
Roughly 76,556 Americans named Kristine are alive today — 91% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 55 years old, and half are between 44 and 61.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
A variant of Christine · Latin · "follower of Christ"
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org