Christine

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Christine

Gender: Feminine
Language: French and English
Etymology:
Christine is the French form of Christiana, the feminine form of Christian, an English vocabulary word for someone belonging to the Christian religion.

History:
Christine, the French form of Christina and Christiana, first crossed to English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century.

Pronunciation: crist-teen

Diminutives:
English: Chrissa, Chrissie, Chrissy, Chris, Christa, Christi, Christia, Christie, Christy.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Christine De Pisan (1364-1430)
French poet.

Miscellaneous:
Christine Goitschel (1944-)
French Olympic skier.

Scientists:
Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930)
American scientist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.382 % named Christine

Popularity of Christine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 124th most popular.
1875: 212th most popular.
1900-1910: 137th most popular.
1910-1920: 124th most popular.
1920-1930: 124th most popular.
1930-1940: 129th most popular.
1940-1950: 55th most popular.
1950-1960: 30th most popular.
1960-1970: 27th most popular.
1970-1980: 22nd most popular.
1980-1990: 48th most popular.
1990: 62nd most popular.
1991: 72nd most popular.
1992: 82nd most popular.
1993: 91st most popular.
1994: 105th most popular.
1995: 116th most popular.
1996: 135th most popular.
1997: 160th most popular.
1998: 180th most popular.
1999: 208th most popular.
2000: 217th most popular.
2001: 259th most popular.
2002: 305th most popular.
2003: 332nd most popular.

In France...
1900: 132nd most popular.
1910: 162nd most popular.
1920: 196th most popular.
1930: 160th most popular.
1940: 120th most popular.
1950: 33th most popular.
1960: 3rd most popular.
1970: 11th most popular.
1980: 68th most popular.
1998: 195th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A