Christina
A Greek name meaning "a Christian, one who belongs to Christ", carried in Poland as a foreign-spelled cousin of Krystyna. It stays rare here: fewer than 600 women hold it, and most Poles will never meet one.
Christina Pronunciation
Christina is pronounced khrees-TEE-nah (/xrisˈtina/).
What Christina means
Where Christina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Christina grows from the Greek Christos, the anointed one, and lands on a plain sense: a Christian, one who follows Christ. The name spread with the early church and took firm root in English and German homes, where it has stayed common for a long time.
Among its bearers stands Saint Christina, an early martyr. Her story fixed the name early. Later came Christina of Sweden, the queen who abdicated her throne in 1654 and puzzled Europe for the rest of her life. English speakers clipped the name down to Chris and Tina, while German speakers held onto the fuller Christine.
In Poland the name turns into Krystyna, with Krysia for daily use. Read it off a school register and several heads may turn. The short meaning holds firm: należąca do Chrystusa, a Christian.
How many people are named Christina
1 in 38936 women in Poland is named Christina. 579 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1238 among female names.
Christina's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1501 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000. Still the #1238 name among living women, even as it slips to #1501 among newborns.
Where Christina is most popular
Christina is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 girls born+510%
Christina as a middle name
Christina is a first name for 579 women in Poland and a middle name for another 490, a 54/46 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 316th, between Mercedes (491) and Alejandra (480).
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#314 Christine492
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#315 Mercedes491
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#316 Christina490
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#317 Alejandra480
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#318 Nel478