How Many People Are Named Cristina?
An estimated 48,575 people in the United States have the first name Cristina. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Cristina peaked in popularity in 1990 with 1,780 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cristina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cristina is overwhelmingly female, 270 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
48,575
About 1 in 7,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
1,780 births
Total Registered
52,569
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristina
Cristina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 52,569 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Cristina as a male name
Ranked #8,356 in 2000
7 male births in 2000
Peak: 1987 (23 births)
Cristina as a female name
Ranked #1,381 in 2024
163 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (1,762 births)
Cristina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristina span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 15,174 babies were registered. Cristina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cristina by Decade
How has Cristina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cristina by State
Birth registrations for Cristina span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Delaware, Alaska. On average, about 1,086 Cristinas were registered per state.
Cristina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristina
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristina?
We estimate approximately 48,575 people named Cristina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristina a common name?
Cristina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 52,569 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristina most popular?
Cristina reached peak popularity in 1990, when 1,780 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristina is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristina a female name?
Cristina is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristina Smith, Cristina Johnson, Cristina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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