Czarina
Female ruler or empress, derived from the Russian word "tsaritsa".
Name Census estimates that about 415 living Americans carry the first name Czarina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Czarina today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Czarina births was 1999 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Czarina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
415
~ 1 in 825,914 Americans
Peak year
1999
17 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,537
Tracked since 1980
Popularity
Czarina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Czarina from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 122 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Czarina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Czarina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Czarina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Czarinas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Czarina
The name Czarina finds its origins in the Russian language, deriving from the word "tsarina," which means "empress" or "queen." This name gained prominence during the reign of the Russian Empire, when the wives of ruling tsars were known as tsarinas or czarinas.
The earliest recorded use of the name Czarina can be traced back to the 16th century, during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. One of the most notable Czarinas in Russian history was Catherine the Great, who ruled as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Born as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst in 1729, she later adopted the name Yekaterina Alexeyevna upon her marriage to the future Tsar Peter III.
Another famous Czarina was Maria Feodorovna, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark in 1847. She married Tsar Alexander III and served as Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894. Her son, Nicholas II, was the last Tsar of Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
In the realm of literature, the name Czarina appears in Alexander Pushkin's famous historical drama "Boris Godunov," which depicts the life of the Tsar Boris Godunov and his wife, Czarina Maria Grigorievna.
Beyond Russia, the name Czarina has also been used in other Slavic cultures. For instance, in Serbian history, there was a Czarina named Milica Hrebeljanović, who lived from 1335 to 1405 and was the wife of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, a prominent figure in the resistance against the Ottoman Empire.
Another notable bearer of the name was Princess Czarina Zamora of Spain, who lived from 1851 to 1928. She was a member of the Spanish royal family and played an influential role in the social and cultural life of her time.
While the name Czarina is no longer as common as it once was, its historical significance and connection to the Russian Empire have left an indelible mark on the cultural heritage of the region.
People
Czarina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Czarina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Czarina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Czarina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 415 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Czarina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 825,914 US residents.
Is Czarina a common name?
We classify Czarina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 424 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Czarina most popular?
The single biggest year for Czarina was 1999, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Czarina is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Czarina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Czarina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.