Cristy

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #7,559
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 402 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,200
since 1944

Cristy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cristy has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #484, 1978girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#7,13315—
2024#5,02126—
2023#5,75221—
2022#6,70717—
2021#8,02413—
2020#5,85020—
2019#7,71614—
2018#11,4278—
2017#7,09216—
2016#6,40119—
2015#6,03621—
2014#8,48513—
2013#7,37216—
2012#6,57619#7,55910
2011#8,19614—
2010#5,24726#12,2315
2009#6,31721—
2008#5,01329—
2007#4,94429—
2006#4,35833#10,6626
2005#3,94236#11,4725
2004#3,98935#9,9486
2003#3,53240—
2002#3,65436—
2001#3,00947#9,2436
2000#3,40439—
1999#3,50935—
1998#3,17339#9,6315
1997#3,71630#8,1106
1996#2,22960#9,0155
1995#2,88041—
1994#2,43252#8,8005
1993#2,21759#8,7005
1992#1,79880—
1991#1,62892—
1990#1,493104—
1989#1,55191#6,9416
1988#1,226122—
1987#1,098138—
1986#909177—
1985#758225—
1984#701237—
1983#625276—
1982#710244—
1981#562330—
1980#633288—
1979#520370—
1978#484402—
1977#553318—
1976#532329—
1975#539321#5,4645
1974#522322—
1973#571286—
1972#586273—
1971#622270—
1970#668238—
1969#753180—
1968#861141—
1967#959113—
1966#1,13587—
1965#1,042101—
1964#1,042108—
1963#1,08799—
1962#1,17787—
1961#1,14492—
1960#1,08798—
1959#1,14986—
1958#1,21177—
1957#1,26269#3,9935
1956#1,27966—
1955#1,53744—
1954#1,26761—
1953#1,58638—
1952#1,38649—
1951#1,74031—
1950#1,55036—
1949#2,27419—
1948#1,95324—
1947#3,44810—
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five girls were named Cristy! It came in at #4,054, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1946, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Cristy is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #544 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,708 girlsMNIllinois: #1,098 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,166 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMINew York: #1,131 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,877 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #448 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,782 girlsINOhio: #681 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,677 girlsOHPennsylvania: #648 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,914 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #983 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 9,631 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMOKentucky: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,590 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedARTennessee: #310 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,136 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #506 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,950 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,567 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #756 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,016 girlsLAMississippi: #461 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,947 girlsMSAlabama: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsALGeorgia: #399 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,853 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cristy, so not publishedHITexas: #704 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 5,798 girlsTXFlorida: #582 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,661 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#257 · 1 in 1,635
  2. Tennessee#310 · 1 in 2,136
  3. Georgia#399 · 1 in 2,853
  4. Alabama#426 · 1 in 3,112
  5. Indiana#448 · 1 in 3,782

Best ever in a state: #182 in New Hampshire, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#257131 in 1,635
Tennessee#310131 in 2,136
Georgia#399131 in 2,853
Alabama#42671 in 3,112
Indiana#44891 in 3,782
Mississippi#46151 in 2,947
South Carolina#50151 in 3,567
North Carolina#50691 in 3,950
Minnesota#54451 in 5,708
Florida#582141 in 4,661
Pennsylvania#648101 in 6,914
Ohio#68191 in 7,677
Virginia#68151 in 6,590
Texas#704231 in 5,798
Louisiana#75651 in 6,016
California#983211 in 9,631
Illinois#1,09861 in 12,166
New York#1,13191 in 11,877
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cristy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2,112 spots since 2024 (#5,021 → #7,133)
  • 1,283 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #7,133)
  • 1,097 spots since 2015 (#6,036 → #7,133)
  • Biggest jump: 176 spots in 1967 (#1,135 → #959)
  • Biggest drop: 189 spots in 1987 (#909 → #1,098)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1978 at #484 (402 births)
  • Births halved by 1986, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1967–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,811
  • Highest: 1 in 3,811 girls born in 1978 were named Cristy (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 107,151 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.2% of all girls named Cristy (3,129) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s65#1,953 (1948)#3,151
1950s557#1,149 (1959)#1,397
1960s1,106#753 (1969)#1,029
1970s3,129#484 (1978)#560
1980s2,128#562 (1981)#877
1990s592#1,493 (1990)#2,508
2000s345#3,009 (2001)#4,216
2010s166#5,247 (2010)#7,455
2020s112#5,021 (2024)#6,415

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cristy in 1985

girls
#758
225 births · 1 in 7,648 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #758Cristy225
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 7,648 of them was named Cristy, which outranked 93.9% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cristy
  1. #755Joseph227
  2. #755Talia227
  3. #757Magen226
  4. #758Cristy225
  5. #758Fatima225
  6. #758Kirby225
  7. #758Simone225
  8. #762Andria224
  9. #762Kylee224
  10. #762Valeria224

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →