Kristy

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 5,332 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,524
since 1941

Kristy over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #51, 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#5,09925—
2024#4,89327—
2023#5,12625—
2022#5,98420—
2021#6,96716—
2020#3,22148—
2019#3,78839—
2018#3,39646—
2017#3,19250—
2016#2,79861—
2015#3,25450—
2014#2,32379—
2013#2,13788—
2012#2,09591—
2011#2,58969—
2010#1,897106—
2009#1,838116—
2008#1,589143—
2007#1,475158—
2006#1,480149—
2005#1,343162—
2004#1,278167—
2003#1,138191—
2002#1,012215—
2001#1,037207—
2000#832269—
1999#821264—
1998#722305—
1997#653338—
1996#493485—
1995#485512—
1994#429586—
1993#370687—
1992#325838—
1991#281988—
1990#2481,133—
1989#2251,219#6,2297
1988#2051,280#5,7517
1987#1811,513#6,9515
1986#1581,787#6,7215
1985#1452,022—
1984#1352,159#6,3155
1983#1332,242—
1982#1042,842#3,69211
1981#943,263#3,60111
1980#784,059#2,83116
1979#564,880#3,16813
1978#515,332#2,27920
1977#684,045#2,45818
1976#1132,327#3,26411
1975#1411,920#4,3097
1974#1332,090#3,12011
1973#1471,891—
1972#1581,837—
1971#1711,822#4,3756
1970#1971,632—
1969#2201,372#3,0629
1968#2541,062—
1967#300835#2,61110
1966#312800—
1965#323780—
1964#332823—
1963#348741—
1962#413559—
1961#404581—
1960#417535#3,3377
1959#431491—
1958#414505—
1957#470405—
1956#484369—
1955#530300—
1954#543268—
1953#514278—
1952#464332—
1951#664173—
1950#842109—
1949#97085—
1948#1,15760—
1947#1,03873—
1946#1,86024—
1945#2,14916—
1944#3,6877—
1943#3,2499—
1942#2,81711—
1941#3,9546—
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First appearance
1941

The first year at least five girls were named Kristy! It came in at #3,954, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1941, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristy is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #210 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsMNIllinois: #328 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsILWisconsin: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsWIMichigan: #275 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsMINew York: #713 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 9,114 girlsNYMassachusetts: #465 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,434 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedRIOregon: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsORNevada: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 486 girlsNVWyoming: #93 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 286 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 676 girlsSDIowa: #177 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 843 girlsIAIndiana: #194 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsINOhio: #271 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsOHPennsylvania: #481 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,267 girlsPANew Jersey: #717 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,319 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #271 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsCAUtah: #116 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 441 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsCONebraska: #189 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 962 girlsNEMissouri: #213 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,104 girlsKYWest Virginia: #255 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsWVVirginia: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,808 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedDEArizona: #319 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #174 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 753 girlsKSArkansas: #287 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,743 girlsARTennessee: #208 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #318 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #145 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 625 girlsOKLouisiana: #426 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #204 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsALGeorgia: #364 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,579 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristy, so not publishedHITexas: #264 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsTXFlorida: #478 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,899 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#93 · 1 in 286
  2. Utah#116 · 1 in 441
  3. Nevada#134 · 1 in 486
  4. Oklahoma#145 · 1 in 625
  5. South Dakota#167 · 1 in 676

Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9361 in 286
Utah#116201 in 441
Nevada#13461 in 486
Oklahoma#145251 in 625
South Dakota#16771 in 676
Kansas#174191 in 753
Iowa#177251 in 843
Nebraska#189111 in 962
Indiana#194401 in 1,051
Alabama#204261 in 1,062
Tennessee#208261 in 1,167
Minnesota#210241 in 1,223
Missouri#213301 in 1,152
Wisconsin#230211 in 1,693
Washington#235191 in 1,125
Colorado#252121 in 1,263
West Virginia#25581 in 1,576
Texas#264661 in 1,392
California#2711001 in 1,538
Ohio#271481 in 1,775
Michigan#275411 in 1,793
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
Arkansas#28781 in 1,743
Oregon#30081 in 1,657
North Carolina#318171 in 2,335
Arizona#31981 in 1,599
Illinois#328391 in 2,256
South Carolina#35091 in 2,359
Georgia#364151 in 2,579
Kentucky#36781 in 3,104
Louisiana#426111 in 2,913
Virginia#42791 in 3,808
Massachusetts#46571 in 6,434
Florida#478111 in 3,899
Pennsylvania#481171 in 5,267
New York#713161 in 9,114
New Jersey#71751 in 10,319
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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 Kristy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 206 spots since 2024 (#4,893 → #5,099)
  • 1,878 spots since 2020 (#3,221 → #5,099)
  • 1,845 spots since 2015 (#3,254 → #5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 200 spots in 1952 (#664 → #464)
  • Biggest drop: 205 spots in 2001 (#832 → #1,037)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1941
  • Peaked 1978 at #51 (5,332 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1977–1981
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1949–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 287
  • Highest: 1 in 287 girls born in 1978 were named Kristy (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 39.4% of all girls named Kristy (27,776) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s291#970 (1949)#2,320
1950s3,230#414 (1958)#536
1960s8,088#220 (1969)#332
1970s27,776#51 (1978)#124
1980s22,386#78 (1980)#146
1990s6,136#248 (1990)#483
2000s1,777#832 (2000)#1,302
2010s679#1,897 (2010)#2,747
2020s161#3,221 (2020)#5,215

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.

Kristy in 1966

girls
#312
800 births · 1 in 2,115 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #312Kristy800
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,115 of them was named Kristy, which outranked 95.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristy
  1. #309Debora821
  2. #310Ana820
  3. #311Ruby807
  4. #312Kristy800
  5. #312Edith800
  6. #314Desiree798
  7. #315Claudia797
  8. #316Pauline795

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

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →