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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1952#491292—
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 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #123 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 401 girlsAKMaine: #187 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 999 girlsMEVermont: #140 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 570 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 963 girlsNHWashington: #98 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 368 girlsWAIdaho: #94 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 320 girlsIDMontana: #125 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 402 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #25 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 105 girlsNDMinnesota: #88 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 316 girlsMNIllinois: #145 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 725 girlsILWisconsin: #124 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 603 girlsWIMichigan: #120 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 535 girlsMINew York: #464 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,563 girlsNYMassachusetts: #320 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedRIOregon: #95 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 345 girlsORNevada: #63 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 214 girlsNVWyoming: #99 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 279 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #23 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 119 girlsSDIowa: #85 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 313 girlsIAIndiana: #115 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 481 girlsINOhio: #173 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 916 girlsOHPennsylvania: #235 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsPANew Jersey: #330 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsNJConnecticut: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,747 girlsCTCalifornia: #128 for girls · 281 births · 1 in 569 girlsCAUtah: #61 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 241 girlsUTColorado: #95 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 380 girlsCONebraska: #75 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 273 girlsNEMissouri: #107 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 504 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 548 girlsKYWest Virginia: #118 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 475 girlsWVVirginia: #170 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 776 girlsVAMaryland: #229 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDEArizona: #163 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 640 girlsAZNew Mexico: #166 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 619 girlsNMKansas: #76 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 305 girlsKSArkansas: #75 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 307 girlsARTennessee: #53 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 243 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 724 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #193 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 917 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #361 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsDCOklahoma: #33 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 154 girlsOKLouisiana: #147 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 604 girlsLAMississippi: #185 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 846 girlsMSAlabama: #115 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 451 girlsALGeorgia: #143 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 626 girlsGAHawaii: #110 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 413 girlsHITexas: #67 for girls · 320 births · 1 in 314 girlsTXFlorida: #213 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#23 · 1 in 119
  2. North Dakota#25 · 1 in 105
  3. Oklahoma#33 · 1 in 154
  4. Tennessee#53 · 1 in 243
  5. Utah#61 · 1 in 241

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#23351 in 119
North Dakota#25411 in 105
Oklahoma#331081 in 154
Tennessee#531251 in 243
Utah#61391 in 241
Nevada#63131 in 214
Texas#673201 in 314
Arkansas#75441 in 307
Nebraska#75371 in 273
Kansas#76471 in 305
Iowa#85651 in 313
Minnesota#88911 in 316
Idaho#94141 in 320
Colorado#95431 in 380
Oregon#95401 in 345
Washington#98661 in 368
Wyoming#9961 in 279
Missouri#107681 in 504
Hawaii#110121 in 413
Alabama#115581 in 451
Indiana#115851 in 481
West Virginia#118251 in 475
Michigan#1201341 in 535
Alaska#12361 in 401
Kentucky#123451 in 548
Wisconsin#124541 in 603
Montana#125101 in 402
California#1282811 in 569
Vermont#14051 in 570
Georgia#143611 in 626
Illinois#1451171 in 725
Louisiana#147511 in 604
North Carolina#156551 in 724
Arizona#163211 in 640
New Mexico#166131 in 619
Virginia#170431 in 776
Ohio#173921 in 916
Mississippi#185221 in 846
New Hampshire#18551 in 963
Maine#18771 in 999
South Carolina#193221 in 917
Florida#213411 in 1,082
Maryland#229201 in 1,253
Pennsylvania#235581 in 1,443
Connecticut#278121 in 1,747
Massachusetts#320171 in 2,486
New Jersey#330231 in 2,156
District of Columbia#36151 in 2,040
New York#464391 in 3,563
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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 1969

girls
#128
2,647 births · 1 in 637 girls
boys
#3,935
6 births · 1 in 298,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #128Kristi2,647

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #3,935Kristi6
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 637 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 98.5% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #125Vicki2,746
  2. #126Wanda2,684
  3. #127Debbie2,652
  4. #128Kristi2,647
  5. #128Bonnie2,647
  6. #130Kellie2,641
  7. #131Janice2,631
  8. #132Sheri2,601

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

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 298,029 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 22.0% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #3,595Zavier7
  2. #3,595Zbigniew7
  3. #3,595Zebulon7
  4. #3,935Kristi6
  5. #3,935Abdon6
  6. #3,935Able6
  7. #3,935Acey6
  8. #4,404Abbott5
  9. #4,404Adrean5
  10. #4,404Adrin5

Tied with 468 names at #3,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →