Kristine
- Pronunciation
- [Kris-tine]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Christiana. Follower Of Christ.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Kristine
Kristine is a variant of Christina and Christiana, names built on the idea of a "follower of Christ." The root reaches back through Christian and ultimately to the Greek Christos, meaning "anointed," giving the name a long devotional history across many European cultures. The K spelling lends it a crisp, Scandinavian-flavored elegance that distinguishes it from the more familiar Ch forms while keeping all of their classic warmth.
As a given name, Kristine balances deep tradition with a clean, modern look. Its three syllables carry a graceful, polished rhythm, and it sits comfortably alongside its many relatives in the wider Christine family. Recorded variants include Kristian, Kristina, and Krystine, each offering a slightly different shade of the same enduring, classic sound — from the more international Kristina to the stylized Krystine.
Kristine first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for girls in 2000, which was also its peak at rank #741. Its time in the rankings was brief, holding through 2002 when it sat at #989 with 223 births, after ranking #881 in 2001. Across that short window it accounts for 796 recorded births — a name with deep classic roots that, in this particular spelling, made a quiet turn-of-the-millennium appearance. It remains a graceful, classic choice with a slightly cool, European polish to its sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Kristine
US Popularity History (2000–2002)
Annual US births named Kristine by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 312 girls named Kristine (girl rank #741 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2002, ranked #989 for girls (223 US births). That's 248 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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