Christina
Meaning and origin
Derived from Latin Chrīstiāna, Christina. First recorded in runes as kristin in the 12th century. Name of a 17th century queen of Sweden.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Christina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Christina has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 18 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 27,355 |
| 2000 | 27,486 |
| 2001 | 27,626 |
| 2002 | 27,768 |
| 2003 | 28,230 |
| 2004 | 28,362 |
| 2005 | 28,177 |
| 2006 | 28,198 |
| 2007 | 28,247 |
| 2008 | 28,633 |
| 2009 | 28,690 |
| 2010 | 28,770 |
| 2011 | 28,748 |
| 2012 | 28,780 |
| 2013 | 28,762 |
| 2014 | 28,746 |
| 2015 | 28,720 |
| 2016 | 28,647 |
| 2017 | 28,603 |
| 2018 | 28,483 |
| 2019 | 28,379 |
| 2020 | 28,287 |
Christina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christina.Hi! My name is Christina.
- Christina har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Christina has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Christina kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Christina is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Christinas mamma är lärare.Christina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christinas mamma is Christina's mum.
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Questions about Christina
How do you pronounce Christina in Swedish?
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What does the name Christina mean?
Derived from Latin Chrīstiāna, Christina. First recorded in runes as kristin in the 12th century. Name of a 17th century queen of Sweden.
How popular is Christina in Sweden?
12 babies were named Christina in 2022. In 2020, 28,287 people in Sweden had Christina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.