Christine is a distinctive choice, ranked #1230 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Christine in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1230
About the Name Christine
Christine is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 219 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #361 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Christine is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Christine
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Christine per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Christine in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Christine is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 219 places over the last five years to #1230 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Christine is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Christine include: Christine Adams (actress) — Christine Adams is a British actress.; Christine Lagarde — Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer...; Christine Jordis — Christine Jordis real name Marie-Christine Morel de Foucaucourt is a French writer, journalist and editor, a specialist in English literature..
Christine does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Christines in the wild.
27
UK babies named Christine (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 219 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Christine
Likely around 1 other Christine in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Christine
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Christine Adams is a British actress. She is best known for playing Jessica in Batman Begins, Lena Boudreaux in The Whole Truth, and as Lynn Pierce in Black Lightning.
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the president of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019.
Christine Roux was a French courtesan, artist's model and actress in the 19th century. She was well known in the bohemian, artistic, and literary scenes in Paris throughout the 1840s and until her death.
Christine Margaret Keeler was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles.
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth is an American defense official and career civil servant who served as the United States secretary of the Army from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first female United States secretary of the Army.
Christine Rosamond—who became known by her middle name, Rosamond -- was an American artist made famous by her paintings, watercolors, etchings, lithographs, and acrylics. Born Christine Rosamond Presco in 1947, she is best known for her use of negative space and the predominance of women in her pictures.