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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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—
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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 639 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNHWashington: #399 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsMNIllinois: #541 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsILWisconsin: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,392 girlsWIMichigan: #466 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsMINew York: #361 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsNYMassachusetts: #342 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedSDIowa: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsIAIndiana: #563 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,097 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsOHPennsylvania: #363 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,498 girlsPANew Jersey: #553 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,002 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #519 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 3,191 girlsCAUtah: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,985 girlsUTColorado: #441 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,529 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsMOKentucky: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedWVVirginia: #570 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,408 girlsVAMaryland: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,158 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDEArizona: #533 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedKSArkansas: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsARTennessee: #384 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,656 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #451 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,316 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsOKLouisiana: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsLAMississippi: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #482 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,396 girlsGAHawaii: #144 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 519 girlsHITexas: #435 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsTXFlorida: #335 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#144 · 1 in 519
  2. Maine#151 · 1 in 639
  3. Mississippi#299 · 1 in 1,523
  4. Florida#335 · 1 in 2,014
  5. Massachusetts#342 · 1 in 2,255

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#14491 in 519
Maine#15181 in 639
Mississippi#29981 in 1,523
Florida#335371 in 2,014
Massachusetts#342151 in 2,255
Minnesota#343111 in 2,329
Ohio#357261 in 2,487
Kentucky#35981 in 2,499
New York#361511 in 2,181
Pennsylvania#363261 in 2,498
Utah#36571 in 1,985
Wisconsin#366111 in 2,392
Tennessee#384111 in 2,656
Missouri#396111 in 2,697
Arkansas#39851 in 2,281
Washington#399131 in 2,223
Louisiana#406101 in 2,242
Iowa#41451 in 2,854
Oklahoma#42271 in 2,313
Texas#435521 in 2,615
Colorado#44181 in 2,529
North Carolina#451121 in 3,179
Michigan#466171 in 3,189
Maryland#47981 in 3,158
Georgia#482121 in 3,396
South Carolina#50151 in 3,316
California#519761 in 3,191
Arizona#53391 in 3,006
Illinois#541201 in 3,712
New Jersey#553111 in 4,002
Indiana#56381 in 4,097
Virginia#57081 in 4,408
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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 1994

girls
#443
572 births · 1 in 3,122 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #443Kristi572
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,122 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 97.2% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #439Johanna574
  2. #439Josie574
  3. #442Tanisha573
  4. #443Kristi572
  5. #444Chandler570
  6. #445Payton568
  7. #445Sidney568
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →