Cristina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Christina. Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Cristina (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 995 |
| 2000 | 1,009 |
| 2001 | 1,033 |
| 2002 | 1,052 |
| 2003 | 1,072 |
| 2004 | 1,089 |
| 2005 | 1,097 |
| 2006 | 1,114 |
| 2007 | 1,124 |
| 2008 | 1,173 |
| 2009 | 1,197 |
| 2010 | 1,231 |
| 2011 | 1,258 |
| 2012 | 1,293 |
| 2013 | 1,304 |
| 2014 | 1,341 |
| 2015 | 1,369 |
| 2016 | 1,404 |
| 2017 | 1,431 |
| 2018 | 1,456 |
| 2019 | 1,486 |
| 2020 | 1,505 |
Cristina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Cristina.Hi! My name is Cristina.
- Har du träffat Cristina? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Cristina? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Cristina i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Cristina this afternoon.
- Cristinas mamma är lärare.Cristina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Cristinas mamma is Cristina's mum.
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Questions about Cristina
How do you pronounce Cristina in Swedish?
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What does the name Cristina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Christina. Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.
How popular is Cristina in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Cristina in 2022. In 2020, 1,505 people in Sweden had Cristina as the first name they go by.
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.