Given name & surname
Cristin
“follower of Christ”
Cristin is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cristin is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cristin 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 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cristin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,389
- 120 boys · 4,269 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 279 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 274 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,517 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cristin’s family of names
Cristin has a related form in Christina. In German usage, Cristin has a related form in Christin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cristin
- Cristin MiliotiAmerican actressborn 1985
- Cristín GranadosCosta Rican association football playerborn 1989
- Cristin AlexanderMiss Cayman Islands 2010, contestant in Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2010born 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Kristen
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6% boys · 94% girls
Kristel
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Taryn
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7% boys · 93% girls
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“from the Afton river”
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