Cristina
Meaning
form of Christina across the Romance languages (a Filipino spelling too, common in Catholic families)
Goes by Cris, Tina
Famously borne by Cristina Junqueira, co-founder of Nubank.
Cristina around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Christianus, "a Christian" (Christos, "anointed", at the root), with Christina as its feminine and an entire Nordic branch of spellings
The constellation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cristina peaked in the 1970s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
163,573 people · the #203 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,242 · median age 44
Among people named Cristina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 623 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cristina
Most people given the name Cristina in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Cristina you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cristina deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cristina truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cristina fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Cristina travels
Mexican American · Spanish form of Christina (Christianus, 'a Christian', at the root)
Keep exploring
Nicknames for Cristina · Filipino American baby names · Mexican American baby names · Names of founders and builders
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