Christine

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Cristina in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 8 more, Кристина in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, FI Finland, Christina in NL Netherlands, DK Denmark, AT Austria and Krystyna in PL Poland, FR France.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Christine is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name2.6M records spelled Christine13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines, Brazil

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Christîne, Chrîstine, Christiné, Chris'Tine, Çhrístíné

• a separate given name689K records spelled Christine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Christíné, Christiné

• Indonesian given name45K records spelled Christine5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written 'Christine, Christine'

• Hindi given name44K records spelled Christine24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Philippines

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala

  Also written Kristin, Christin, Cristin, Krisin, Kristín

• a separate given name8.4K records spelled Christine7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Christinë, Christïnè, Çhrístìnê, Çhrîstîné, Chrístìne

90 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Christine is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• French form of Christina, not much used in Britain until the end of the r9th century. Until fairly recently it was principally associated with Scotland, but now it is very popular in all parts of the English-speaking world. Short form: Chris. Pet forms: Chrissie, Chrissy, Christie, Christy, }Kirstie.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Du latin Christianus, « chrétienne »; fête le 24 juillet (sainte Christine).

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du grec christianos, « chrétien »; fête le 24 juillet.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Origine grecque, signifie « messie ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Christine of Franceb. 1606FRDuchess of Savoy (1606-1663)
• Christine Lahtib. 1950USAmerican actress and director (born 1950)
• Chris Evertb. 1954USnot in their usual nameAmerican former tennis player (born 1954)
• Barbara Prammerb. 1954ATnot in their usual namepolitician from Austria (1954-2014)
• Christine Lagardeb. 1956FRPresident of the European Central Bank
• Daryl Hannahb. 1960USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and director (born 1960)
• Litab. 1975USnot in their usual nameAmerican professional wrestler
• Kaley Cuocob. 1985USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and producer (born 1985)
• Christy Mackb. 1991USnot in their usual nameAmerican nude model and pornographic actress
• Mackenzie Foyb. 2000USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,688 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Christine?

We estimate roughly 2.1 million people bear Christine (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Christine have the most bearers?

Christine is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled кристина.

Where is Christine most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Christine is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 63 people — even though Russia holds more of our records for it.

How common is Christine compared with other names?

In Russia, Christine is the 60th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Christine a male or female name?

Christine is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Christine mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Christina, feminine of Christianus, 'follower of Christ'.