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
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 2,992 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 76,484since 1940
Kristi over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,284 | 25 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,255 | 20 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,088 | 55 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,084 | 55 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,375 | 79 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,004 | 94 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,229 | 79 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,743 | 108 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,535 | 123 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,411 | 134 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,162 | 173 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,077 | 186 | — | |
| 1998 | #826 | 258 | — | |
| 1997 | #677 | 320 | — | |
| 1996 | #574 | 404 | — | |
| 1995 | #537 | 441 | — | |
| 1994 | #443 | 572 | — | |
| 1993 | #391 | 652 | — | |
| 1992 | #305 | 916 | — | |
| 1991 | #303 | 918 | — | |
| 1990 | #269 | 1,041 | — | |
| 1989 | #233 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1988 | #211 | 1,235 | — | |
| 1987 | #195 | 1,420 | — | |
| 1986 | #168 | 1,615 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #163 | 1,754 | — | |
| 1984 | #159 | 1,766 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #154 | 1,870 | — | |
| 1982 | #140 | 2,143 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #129 | 2,205 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #122 | 2,525 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #109 | 2,800 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #98 | 2,992 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #104 | 2,797 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #104 | 2,519 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #109 | 2,646 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #102 | 2,884 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #108 | 2,846 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #102 | 3,131 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #113 | 3,271 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #123 | 3,149 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #128 | 2,647 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #138 | 2,313 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #165 | 2,011 | — | |
| 1966 | #185 | 1,760 | — | |
| 1965 | #206 | 1,608 | — | |
| 1964 | #209 | 1,669 | — | |
| 1963 | #232 | 1,421 | — | |
| 1962 | #256 | 1,215 | — | |
| 1961 | #257 | 1,205 | — | |
| 1960 | #278 | 1,058 | — | |
| 1959 | #302 | 911 | — | |
| 1958 | #318 | 842 | — | |
| 1957 | #322 | 800 | — | |
| 1956 | #338 | 669 | — | |
| 1955 | #357 | 591 | — | |
| 1954 | #469 | 355 | — | |
| 1953 | #494 | 310 | — | |
| 1952 | #491 | 292 | — | |
| 1951 | #497 | 273 | — | |
| 1950 | #659 | 167 | — | |
| 1949 | #646 | 164 | — | |
| 1948 | #777 | 122 | — | |
| 1947 | #838 | 109 | — | |
| 1946 | #776 | 112 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#27 · 1 in 117
- South Dakota#39 · 1 in 163
- Oklahoma#40 · 1 in 202
- Alaska#50 · 1 in 208
- Oregon#51 · 1 in 241
Best ever in a state: #15 in South Dakota, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #27 | 37 | 1 in 117 |
| South Dakota | #39 | 26 | 1 in 163 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 84 | 1 in 202 |
| Alaska | #50 | 12 | 1 in 208 |
| Oregon | #51 | 64 | 1 in 241 |
| Hawaii | #52 | 21 | 1 in 217 |
| Wyoming | #55 | 12 | 1 in 203 |
| Texas | #57 | 336 | 1 in 308 |
| Utah | #57 | 59 | 1 in 257 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 43 | 1 in 293 |
| Idaho | #62 | 25 | 1 in 267 |
| Minnesota | #62 | 94 | 1 in 282 |
| New Hampshire | #66 | 19 | 1 in 247 |
| Kansas | #68 | 48 | 1 in 280 |
| Alabama | #69 | 71 | 1 in 306 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 36 | 1 in 328 |
| Kentucky | #72 | 72 | 1 in 332 |
| Nebraska | #72 | 34 | 1 in 289 |
| Tennessee | #72 | 77 | 1 in 362 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 78 | 1 in 371 |
| Iowa | #79 | 58 | 1 in 320 |
| Maine | #80 | 18 | 1 in 329 |
| Louisiana | #82 | 71 | 1 in 388 |
| Nevada | #84 | 11 | 1 in 301 |
| Michigan | #86 | 139 | 1 in 414 |
| Georgia | #87 | 84 | 1 in 384 |
| Vermont | #90 | 7 | 1 in 351 |
| Colorado | #97 | 42 | 1 in 412 |
| Pennsylvania | #99 | 144 | 1 in 458 |
| Indiana | #102 | 66 | 1 in 527 |
| Washington | #108 | 48 | 1 in 478 |
| Mississippi | #112 | 35 | 1 in 438 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 62 | 1 in 522 |
| Missouri | #114 | 53 | 1 in 578 |
| Virginia | #115 | 52 | 1 in 535 |
| Maryland | #116 | 36 | 1 in 507 |
| Ohio | #118 | 119 | 1 in 579 |
| Arizona | #122 | 31 | 1 in 529 |
| Illinois | #132 | 113 | 1 in 627 |
| Florida | #136 | 72 | 1 in 611 |
| New Jersey | #137 | 53 | 1 in 684 |
| Montana | #140 | 8 | 1 in 549 |
| California | #142 | 225 | 1 in 681 |
| New Mexico | #162 | 13 | 1 in 630 |
| New York | #175 | 110 | 1 in 894 |
| South Carolina | #180 | 22 | 1 in 775 |
| Massachusetts | #190 | 26 | 1 in 1,141 |
| District of Columbia | #198 | 7 | 1 in 790 |
| Connecticut | #216 | 12 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1940
- Peaked 1978 at #98 (2,992 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1978
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1946–1998
- 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
- 38.0% of all girls named Kristi (29,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 656 | #646 (1949) | #1,474 |
| 1950s | 5,210 | #302 (1959) | #425 |
| 1960s | 16,907 | #128 (1969) | #205 |
| 1970s | 29,035 | #98 (1978) | #107 |
| 1980s | 17,706 | #122 (1980) | #167 |
| 1990s | 5,708 | #269 (1990) | #540 |
| 2000s | 948 | #1,162 (2000) | #2,206 |
| 2010s | 248 | #4,735 (2010) | #5,363 |
| 2020s | 66 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 512 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 99.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 273,640 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 25.2% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).