Given name
Kristine
“follower of Christ”
Kristine is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristine is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Kristine has a related form in Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Kristine developed from Christina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84,514
- 185 boys · 84,329 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 3,541 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,228 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,228 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,532 in 1970. In 2025, California and Ohio shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 76,927 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.
Kristine’s family of names
In English usage, Kristine has a diminutive in Kris. In Norwegian usage, Kristine developed from the Latin form Christina. In Norwegian usage, Kristine has a related form in Christine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristine has relatives in 9 languages.
17 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kristine
- Kristine FrosethAmerican actressborn 1995
- Kristine LillyAmerican soccer playerborn 1971
- Kristi YamaguchiAmerican figure skaterborn 1971
- Kristine BonnevieNorwegian biologist and Norway's first female professor (1872–1948)
- Kristine SutherlandAmerican actressborn 1955
- Kristine BreistølNorwegian handball playerborn 1993
- Kristine Lunde-BorgersenNorwegian handball playerborn 1980
- Kristine DeBellAmerican actressborn 1954
- Kristine MindeNorwegian footballer (born 1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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