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I don't dislike any. Christina was terribly popular when I was growing up. I knew several. I have only met one Christiana and while it is a little long, I think it is more refined than Christina. I have known a few Kristas, I think they were all spelled like this. I think of someone blonde for all of these for some reason. Christa seems the least smart for some reason.

Christiana is lovely and has a completely different feel to it than the other Chris names. I like it best followed by Christina. I adore Christa but would only use it as a nn. Cristina is beautiful yet I can only picture it with Latin surnames.

I honestly prefer Christina. Christiana seems like it’s “trying too hard” — it comes off as a bit pretentious. The -ana ending also makes an already feminine name hyperfeminine, which kind of bugs me.

I think Christiana with the h is better. I'm not sure which I would use. Other suggestions: Kristen and Kirsten.

It's okay but a bit overdone for my taste. I much prefer Christina, which I'd use in a heartbeat.
I live in Delaware and a lot of things, especially upstate, are named Christiana. Christiana Hospital, Christiana Mall, and also Christina, like the Christina School District and the Christina River. This is because the state was first settled by Swedish people under Queen Christina.
So to me, Christiana feels like more of a place name, since I never met a Christiana in person. I doubt many people in Delaware are named it. Christina is much more familiar as a name across all all places and generations.

I hate all "Chris" names except Christian for a boy. I don't know to what extent it's because I just got so sick of them.

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But I'd rank them:

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Christiana best because it adds a little bit of interest.

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Christa next because at least it's not the nauseating Christina.

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And obviously Christina last.

Christiana seems a bit over the top and trying to be too frilly.

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Christina is perfectly fine.

Christiana is a mouthful and I dislike Chris on either gender so I wouldn't choose it.

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I Love Christina as it's so sparkly but again, I wouldn't want a daughter to go through life as Chris. Tina is cute though.

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I did meet a girl called Christa once, it packs a punch.

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My choices:
1. Christina as a MN
2. Christina
3. Christa
3. Christian
4. Cristiana (because I think people will assume there would be an H in there)

I'd pick Christiana without hesitation, but I'd never use it, not being Christian myself and not expecting my children to follow that or indeed any religion.

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I've never seen Christa and I'm hoping I never will. It looks like an amputation. Christina is blandly pretty. I prefer the sound of Christabel, but I wouldn't use it either. I've got two great-grandmothers named Christiana, one with no mn and the other was Christiana Margaret, which is why I would pick it, but the appearance and the meaning are why I'd never use it.