Kristi

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #5,926
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 2,992 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
76,484
since 1940

Kristi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #98, 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#7,49114—
2024#12,1617—
2023#7,24715—
2022#9,68010—
2021#10,2929—
2020#8,95311—
2019#5,61222—
2018#6,01020—
2017#5,04526—
2016#5,28425—
2015#5,45824—
2014#5,02527—
2013#6,25520—
2012#5,39825—
2011#4,80729—
2010#4,73530—
2009#3,08855—
2008#3,08455—
2007#3,42848—
2006#2,37579—
2005#2,00494—
2004#2,22979—
2003#1,743108—
2002#1,535123—
2001#1,411134—
2000#1,162173—
1999#1,077186—
1998#826258—
1997#677320—
1996#574404—
1995#537441—
1994#443572—
1993#391652—
1992#305916—
1991#303918—
1990#2691,041—
1989#2331,173—
1988#2111,235—
1987#1951,420—
1986#1681,615#5,9266
1985#1631,754—
1984#1591,766#6,3155
1983#1541,870—
1982#1402,143#3,96610
1981#1292,205#4,5098
1980#1222,525#3,09814
1979#1092,800#4,0689
1978#982,992#5,0596
1977#1042,797#3,38611
1976#1042,519#3,7249
1975#1092,646#4,3097
1974#1022,884#3,5589
1973#1082,846#3,6948
1972#1023,131#3,15210
1971#1133,271#3,6588
1970#1233,149#3,8367
1969#1282,647#3,9356
1968#1382,313#4,1365
1967#1652,011—
1966#1851,760—
1965#2061,608—
1964#2091,669—
1963#2321,421—
1962#2561,215—
1961#2571,205—
1960#2781,058—
1959#302911—
1958#318842—
1957#322800—
1956#338669—
1955#357591—
1954#469355—
1953#494310—
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1951#497273—
1950#659167—
1949#646164—
1948#777122—
1947#838109—
1946#776112—
1945#1,18744—
1944#1,45531—
1943#1,62527—
1942#1,55928—
1941#2,66811—
1940#3,2088—
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five girls were named Kristi! It came in at #3,208, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2024, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristi is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNHWashington: #155 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 860 girlsWAIdaho: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #219 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsMNIllinois: #508 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,656 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsWIMichigan: #431 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,606 girlsMINew York: #954 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 24,953 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedRIOregon: #205 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #196 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsSDIowa: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsIAIndiana: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,121 girlsINOhio: #372 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,808 girlsOHPennsylvania: #831 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,698 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #376 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,455 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedUTColorado: #270 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsCONebraska: #221 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsNEMissouri: #482 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,858 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNMKansas: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,790 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedHITexas: #849 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,746 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#155 · 1 in 860
  2. South Dakota#196 · 1 in 1,261
  3. Oregon#205 · 1 in 1,313
  4. Iowa#212 · 1 in 1,732
  5. Minnesota#219 · 1 in 1,983

Best ever in a state: #15 in South Dakota, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#155301 in 860
South Dakota#19661 in 1,261
Oregon#205121 in 1,313
Iowa#212171 in 1,732
Minnesota#219181 in 1,983
Nebraska#22181 in 1,785
Idaho#22451 in 1,243
Colorado#27081 in 1,950
Wisconsin#276121 in 3,277
Kansas#30971 in 2,790
Indiana#348111 in 4,121
Ohio#372191 in 4,808
California#376351 in 3,455
Michigan#431141 in 5,606
Missouri#48261 in 6,858
Illinois#508121 in 7,656
Pennsylvania#83151 in 21,698
Texas#84981 in 12,746
New York#95461 in 24,953
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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 Kristi
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4,670 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #7,491)
  • 1,462 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #7,491)
  • 2,033 spots since 2015 (#5,458 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 411 spots in 1946 (#1,187 → #776)
  • Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1999 (#826 → #1,077)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1978 at #98 (2,992 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1978
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1946–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 486
  • Highest: 1 in 486 girls born in 1972 were named Kristi (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #98 in 1978, was only 1 in 512 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.0% of all girls named Kristi (29,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s656#646 (1949)#1,474
1950s5,210#302 (1959)#425
1960s16,907#128 (1969)#205
1970s29,035#98 (1978)#107
1980s17,706#122 (1980)#167
1990s5,708#269 (1990)#540
2000s948#1,162 (2000)#2,206
2010s248#4,735 (2010)#5,363
2020s66#7,247 (2023)#9,304

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.

Kristi in 1951

girls
#497
273 births · 1 in 6,597 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #497Kristi273
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 6,597 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 92.0% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #494Sharlene275
  2. #495Bridget274
  3. #495Elva274
  4. #497Kristi273
  5. #498Lynnette272
  6. #499Delois270
  7. #499Earline270
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →