Christy

Where Christy comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Christy.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Christy through the years
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #1,147 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1932
    Christy Brown born
    Irish artist
  3. 1939
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1969
    Christy Turlington born
    American model
  5. 1975
    Peak, #53
    5,168 babies named Christy, the most in any year.
  6. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #146.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
  • Alternative form of Christie, A diminutive of the female given name Christina and related names.
Namesakes
  • Christy Turlington · American model, born 1969
  • Christy Brown · Irish artist, 1932–1981
  • Christy Carlson Romano · American actress, born 1984
  • Christy Canyon · American pornographic actress, born 1966
  • Christy Moore · Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born 1945

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.