Entry № 0531 · Latin, Greek origin

Christina Christina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kris-TEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin, Greek
Meaning
"Follower of Christ (Christina Rossetti; Queen Christina of Sweden)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 312
First recorded
Medieval (Latin)

A name that means "follower of christ (christina rossetti; queen christina of sweden)".

Christina is the Latin feminine of Christianus — "follower of Christ." **Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689)** — **inherited the Swedish throne at age 6, abdicated at 27 to convert to Roman Catholicism, and lived the rest of her life in Rome as patron of artists and philosophers including Descartes** (who died of pneumonia teaching her in cold Stockholm). **Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)** — English poet; author of *Goblin Market* (1862) and the Christmas hymn *In the Bleak Midwinter*. **Christina Aguilera (born 1980)** — American Grammy-winning pop singer.

Subject of Greta Garbo's *Queen Christina* (1933 film).

Follower of Christ. Queen Christina abdicated at 27 to convert to Catholicism; Rossetti's Goblin Market.

The name in its native script.

Christina
Transliteration
Christina
Pronunciation
/ krɪsˈtiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Christina stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 312 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 16 in 1986
Babies named Christina · last year
1,050 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #16 NOW · #312

Christinas before her.

Real people
Queen Christina of Sweden
Queen of Sweden.
1626 – 1689
Christina Rossetti
English poet.
1830 – 1894
Christina Aguilera
American pop singer.
born 1980
In fiction
Christina
Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World.
1948

Names connected to Christina.

The number behind Christina.

5

The Free Spirit

Christina reduces to five — the number of Swedish queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Queen Christina. Nine letters. Christina."
Sigrid · Mother of one · Stockholm