Cristina

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Cristina

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Etymology:
Cristina is a Spanish, Italian, and an English phonetic version of the name Christina. Christina comes from an English vocabulary word for someone belonging to the Christian religion.

History:
As another form of Christiana, Christina, appeared a little after the year 1200 (one of the first noted was Christina Atheling, a granddaughter of Edmund II Ironside, born about 1050). It can also be found in Greece and southern Italy at this time.

By the 16th century, Christina could be found in Italy, Spain, and Portugal as Cristina, although it was not popular.

In the United States, Cristina took root in the 20th century as a Spanish, Italian or phonetic version of the popular name Christina.

Please see Christiana for more information.

Pronunciation: cris-teen-ah

Diminutives: Cris, Crista.

Alternates: Cristiana.

Famous Bearers:
Royalty:
Maria Cristina de Bourbon of Sicily (1806-1878)
Queen of Spain, wife to Ferdinand VII.
Maria Cristina of Austria (1858-1929)
Queen of Spain, wife to Alfonzo XII.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.033 % named Cristina

Popularity of Cristina:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 627th most popular.
1875: 906th most popular.
1900-1910: 809th most popular.
1910-1920: 770th most popular.
1920-1930: 880th most popular.
1930-1940: 726th most popular.
1940-1950: 918th most popular.
1950-1960: 787th most popular.
1960-1970: 535th most popular.
1970-1980: 283rd most popular.
1980-1990: 172nd most popular.
1990: 149th most popular.
1991: 146th most popular.
1992: 158th most popular.
1993: 171st most popular.
1994: 200th most popular.
1995: 208th most popular.
1996: 224th most popular.
1997: 277th most popular.
1998: 299th most popular.
1999: 327th most popular.
2000: 330th most popular.
2001: 320th most popular.
2002: 330th most popular.
2003: 356th most popular.