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Cristina vs Evelyn

How Cristina and Evelyn compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Cristina

Female · Spanish

Meaning: Follower Of Christ.

Evelyn

Female · Celtic

Meaning: Light

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Cristina (girls) vs Evelyn (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Cristina Evelyn
Peak year (most US births) 2000 — 913 girls 1921 — 14,278 girls
Peak rank #338 #12
Most recent rank (2013) #958 (264 births) #8 (9,123 births)
Total US births since 1880 8,149 555,984
Last 10 years (2004–2013) 4,623 97,423

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Evelyn reached 14,278 US births in 1921 — 13,365 more than Cristina's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Cristina — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Colorado #747 20
2 Arizona #829 31
3 Texas #846 291
4 California #881 235
5 Florida #933 133

Evelyn — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Minnesota #3 2,360
2 Wisconsin #3 2,223
3 Oregon #4 1,348
4 Iowa #4 1,220
5 Idaho #4 719

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →