Kristina

What does the name Kristina mean?

Kristina is the Scandinavian, German and Slavic spelling of Christina, from the Latin Christiana, meaning "follower of Christ". Queen Kristina of Sweden, who gave up her throne in 1654, is its most famous historical bearer. In the United States Kristina was a top 100 name in the 1980s; it ranked number 218 in 2000, left the top 1000 in 2018 and has continued down to number 1724 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Scandinavian / Slavic / Latin

Popularity

Rather rare – #1724 of the girl names in the United States

International

Kristina (Swedish / German / Russian / Czech), Christina (English / Greek), Cristina (Spanish / Italian / Portuguese), Christine (French / English), Krystyna (Polish).

Similar names

• Christina
• Kristine
• Kristin
• Krista
• Tina

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