Cristina

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning follower of christ; form of Christina.

Babies a year
209
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies

Cristina by the numbers

In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Cristina. In the US, 209 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 1,762 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Christina

Like Cristina, each of these traces back to Christina: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Tinapure; a form of Christina or Tina146 in the US (2017)
  • Christiannafollower of christ; a form of Christina55 in the US (2017)
  • Christafollower of christ; a form of Christina46 in the US (2017)
  • Kristianafollower of christ; a form of Christina41 in the US (2017)
  • Christinfollower of christ; a form of Christina26 in the US (2017)
  • Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)
  • Christabellabeautiful follower of christ; blend of Christina and Bella3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Krystianafollower of Christ; a form of Christina13 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cristina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
  • Cristianafollower of christ; a form of Christian14 in the US (2017)
  • Cristinefollower of Christ; a form of Christine8 in the US (2017)
  • Cristinfollower of christ; variant of Christine7 in the US (2017)
  • Christinefollower of Christ; feminine of Christian346 in the US (2017)
  • Christianafollower of christ; feminine form of christian183 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Cristina

Names that are said the same way as Cristina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kristinafollower of Christ; a form of Christina268 in the US (2017)
  • Krystinafollower of christ; a form of Christina15 in the US (2017)
  • Krystynaa form of christina, follower of christ5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean Christ

Like Cristina, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
  • Kristenfollower of Christ; a form of Christine234 in the US (2017)
  • Charitycharity; virtue name from virtue of Christian charity192 in the US (2017)
  • Kirstenfollower of Christ; form of Christina106 in the US (2017)
  • Kierstenfollower of christ; a form of Kirsten100 in the US (2017)
  • Kristafollower of christ89 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Cristina

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