Christine

Christine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Christian”
Origin: French
Say it: kris-TEEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French and English form of Christina, from Latin Christianus 'a Christian'. It has long been used throughout Europe in various related forms.

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How popular is Christine?

202459.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Christine in 2024197

2024 rank#1,196 girls

Peak year1968

Total US babies since 1880588,308

Christine is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Christine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

ChristinaChristian woman · Greek
Tinashort form of names ending in -tina · English
CristinaChristian · Latin
Christyanointed one · Greek
KristineChristian · Greek
Kristaanointed one · Greek
KierstenChristian · Scandinavian
Christaanointed one, Christian · Greek

Christine questions

What does the name Christine mean?

Christine means "Christian". It comes from French. French and English form of Christina, from Latin Christianus 'a Christian'. It has long been used throughout Europe in various related forms.

Is Christine a boy or girl name?

Christine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Christine?

197 US babies were named Christine in 2024. Its peak year was 1968.

How do you pronounce Christine?

Christine is usually pronounced kris-TEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.