U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Christine?

Christine was the #92 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Christine

482,596

About 1 in 687 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#92

More common than 99.8% of listed first names

Peak year

1952

17,577 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

176

#2,407 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 687

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.1% male99.9% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic80.6%
Black, non-Hispanic5.80%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.47%
Asian / Pacific Islander5.04%
Two or more races2.44%
Hispanic or Latino5.68%

Reading the result

Christine across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Christine reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1952, with 17,577 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 176 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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