How Many People Are Named Christine White?

There are approximately 908 people named Christine White living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 377,483 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Christine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname White. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

908

1 in 377,483 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Christine

Last Name

White

Christine: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Christine. The peak year was 1952 with 17,577 births. The average person named Christine today is 56 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Christine

In the 2020 Census, the first name Christine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.57%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.80%) and Hispanic (5.68%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Christine in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Christine rose or fell over time.

White

80.57%

Black

5.80%

Hispanic

5.68%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.04%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.47%

Two or More Races

2.44%

Ancestry of the White Surname

The surname White was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname White in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

63.00%

Black

27.29%

Hispanic

3.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.00%

Two or More Races

4.67%

How we calculated this

The first name "Christine" has an estimated frequency of 0.124% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "White" appears at a rate of 213.05 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Christine are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 908 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Christine

Christine Smith Christine Johnson Christine Williams Christine Brown Christine Jones Christine Garcia Christine Taylor

Other people with the surname White

Michael White James White John White David White Robert White William White Christopher White Joseph White

Christine White: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Christine White?

We estimate approximately 908 people named Christine White are alive in the United States today. The first name Christine is shared by 426,161 Americans, and the surname White is shared by 730,233.

How rare is the name Christine White?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 377,483 Americans. The first name Christine is common and the surname White is very common.

Is Christine a male or female name?

Christine is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Christine?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Christine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.57%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.80%) and Hispanic (5.68%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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