Girl · Latin, through Swedish
Stina
Say it: STEE-nah
Meaning
A short form of Kristina, from Latin christianus 'a Christian'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A traditional Swedish pet form, now given as an independent name.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 106 babies given this name since 1919
- At its height in 1980, about 1 in 166,000 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Finnish | Tiina |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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