Given name & surname
Christin
“follower of Christ”
Christin is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christin is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christin is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,217
- 1,018 boys · 11,199 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 958 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 28% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 926 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,676 as a first name in 2020; 322 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christin’s family of names
In German usage, Christin has a related form in Christine. In Swedish usage, Christin has a conventional equivalent in the German form Christine. In German usage, Christin has a related form in Christine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Christin has relatives in 4 languages.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Christin
- Christin HussongGerman athletics competitor (1994-)
- Christin Cooperalpine skierborn 1959
- Christin MucheGerman bicycle racerborn 1983
- Christin SteuerGerman diver (1983-)
- Christin SenkelGerman bobsledderborn 1987
- Christin Wurth-ThomasAmerican athleteborn 1980
- Christin PriebstGerman speed skaterborn 1983
- Christin UlrichGerman weightlifterborn 1990
- Christin KristoffersenNorwegian politicianborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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