Given name
Kristina
“follower of Christ”
Kristina is a form of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.” Kristina is a form of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kristina is used as a form of Christina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137,118
- 353 boys · 136,765 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 5,584 babies
- 2025
- 118
- #1,724 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 118 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,724 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,566 in 1985. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124,534 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.
Kristina’s family of names
In German usage, Kristina has a diminutive in Tina. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Kristina developed from the Latin form Christina. In Swedish usage, Kristina has a related form in Christine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristina has relatives in 18 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 78
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Christinavariant · Swedish, English
- Kristianvariant
- Christinevariant · Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål
- Cristinavariant · Norwegian Bokmål, Spanish
- Kristenvariant
- Tinashort form · Swedish, German
- Kirstenvariant
- Christianavariant · German
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- Kristinevariant · Norwegian Bokmål, German
- Krisdiminutive · English
- Kristavariant
- Kristelvariant
- Kristinvariant · Swedish
- Kristyvariant · English
- Kristynvariant
- Kristivariant · English
- Kiadiminutive · Swedish
- Kristellvariant
- Kristianavariant
- Kristievariant · English
- Krissydiminutive · English
- Khristinavariant
- Karasivariant
- Krisstinalikely variant
- Krissiediminutive · English
- Stinadiminutive · Swedish
- Christianevariant · German
- Kirsivariant
- Kirstynvariant
- Kirstyvariant
- Kirstinvariant
- Kirstievariant
- Kerstinvariant · Swedish
- Khrystynevariant
- Khrystynavariant
- Khrystynvariant
- Khrystinavariant
- Khristinevariant
- Khristinvariant
- Khristenvariant
- Krysiavariant
- Krystynavariant · Polish
- Krystianavariant
- Krystiannavariant
- Krystavariant
- Kristeenavariant
- Kristiannevariant
- Kristiannavariant
- Kristianevariant
- Krystynvariant
- Krystinvariant
- Krystenvariant
- Krisztinavariant
- Krisalynvariant
- Kristjanavariant
- Krystinevariant
- Krystinavariant
- Kristynavariant
- Kristynevariant
- Kristenavariant
And 18 more.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kristina
- Kristina MladenovicFrench and Serbian tennis playerborn 1993
- Kristina Šmigun-VähiEstonian cross-country skier and politician (born 1977)
- Kristina OrbakaitėRussian-Lithuanian singer and actress (born 1971)
- Kristina SöderbaumSwedish-German actress, producer and photographer1912–2001
- Kristina VogelGerman track cyclistborn 1990
- Kristina SchröderGerman politician (CDU)born 1977
- Christina IngesdotterPrincess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod1100–1122
- Kristina AsmusRussian actressborn 1988
- Kris AquinoFilipina television and movie personalityborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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