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
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 5,332 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,524since 1941
Kristy 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 | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,126 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,221 | 48 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,788 | 39 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,396 | 46 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,192 | 50 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,254 | 50 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,323 | 79 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,137 | 88 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,095 | 91 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,589 | 69 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,897 | 106 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,838 | 116 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,589 | 143 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,475 | 158 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,480 | 149 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,343 | 162 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,278 | 167 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,138 | 191 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,012 | 215 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,037 | 207 | — | |
| 2000 | #832 | 269 | — | |
| 1999 | #821 | 264 | — | |
| 1998 | #722 | 305 | — | |
| 1997 | #653 | 338 | — | |
| 1996 | #493 | 485 | — | |
| 1995 | #485 | 512 | — | |
| 1994 | #429 | 586 | — | |
| 1993 | #370 | 687 | — | |
| 1992 | #325 | 838 | — | |
| 1991 | #281 | 988 | — | |
| 1990 | #248 | 1,133 | — | |
| 1989 | #225 | 1,219 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #205 | 1,280 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #181 | 1,513 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #158 | 1,787 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #145 | 2,022 | — | |
| 1984 | #135 | 2,159 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #133 | 2,242 | — | |
| 1982 | #104 | 2,842 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #94 | 3,263 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #78 | 4,059 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #56 | 4,880 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #51 | 5,332 | #2,279 | 20 |
| 1977 | #68 | 4,045 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #113 | 2,327 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #141 | 1,920 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #133 | 2,090 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #147 | 1,891 | — | |
| 1972 | #158 | 1,837 | — | |
| 1971 | #171 | 1,822 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #197 | 1,632 | — | |
| 1969 | #220 | 1,372 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #254 | 1,062 | — | |
| 1967 | #300 | 835 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #312 | 800 | — | |
| 1965 | #323 | 780 | — | |
| 1964 | #332 | 823 | — | |
| 1963 | #348 | 741 | — | |
| 1962 | #413 | 559 | — | |
| 1961 | #404 | 581 | — | |
| 1960 | #417 | 535 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #431 | 491 | — | |
| 1958 | #414 | 505 | — | |
| 1957 | #470 | 405 | — | |
| 1956 | #484 | 369 | — | |
| 1955 | #530 | 300 | — | |
| 1954 | #543 | 268 | — | |
| 1953 | #514 | 278 | — | |
| 1952 | #464 | 332 | — | |
| 1951 | #664 | 173 | — | |
| 1950 | #842 | 109 | — | |
| 1949 | #970 | 85 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,157 | 60 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | — | |
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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#29 · 1 in 153
- Louisiana#29 · 1 in 154
- Arkansas#30 · 1 in 132
- Mississippi#31 · 1 in 178
- Tennessee#33 · 1 in 149
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #29 | 142 | 1 in 153 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 179 | 1 in 154 |
| Arkansas | #30 | 95 | 1 in 132 |
| Mississippi | #31 | 86 | 1 in 178 |
| Tennessee | #33 | 187 | 1 in 149 |
| Hawaii | #34 | 30 | 1 in 152 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | 375 | 1 in 176 |
| Georgia | #36 | 164 | 1 in 197 |
| Kentucky | #37 | 140 | 1 in 171 |
| Vermont | #37 | 18 | 1 in 137 |
| Michigan | #38 | 285 | 1 in 202 |
| North Carolina | #38 | 161 | 1 in 201 |
| West Virginia | #43 | 60 | 1 in 197 |
| New Mexico | #45 | 37 | 1 in 221 |
| Maine | #46 | 33 | 1 in 179 |
| Indiana | #47 | 151 | 1 in 230 |
| Maryland | #47 | 87 | 1 in 210 |
| New Hampshire | #48 | 25 | 1 in 188 |
| Oklahoma | #48 | 70 | 1 in 243 |
| New Jersey | #49 | 155 | 1 in 234 |
| Rhode Island | #49 | 22 | 1 in 196 |
| Nevada | #51 | 16 | 1 in 207 |
| Ohio | #52 | 283 | 1 in 244 |
| New York | #53 | 343 | 1 in 287 |
| Utah | #53 | 62 | 1 in 245 |
| Connecticut | #54 | 58 | 1 in 245 |
| Wisconsin | #57 | 112 | 1 in 259 |
| Arizona | #58 | 56 | 1 in 293 |
| Illinois | #60 | 245 | 1 in 289 |
| Virginia | #60 | 100 | 1 in 278 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 11 | 1 in 222 |
| Missouri | #61 | 108 | 1 in 284 |
| North Dakota | #62 | 17 | 1 in 256 |
| Massachusetts | #64 | 107 | 1 in 277 |
| Texas | #64 | 310 | 1 in 334 |
| Iowa | #67 | 64 | 1 in 290 |
| Florida | #68 | 134 | 1 in 329 |
| Idaho | #75 | 21 | 1 in 318 |
| California | #78 | 390 | 1 in 393 |
| Kansas | #79 | 42 | 1 in 320 |
| Washington | #79 | 62 | 1 in 370 |
| Minnesota | #80 | 71 | 1 in 374 |
| South Carolina | #80 | 56 | 1 in 305 |
| Nebraska | #82 | 30 | 1 in 327 |
| Montana | #84 | 14 | 1 in 314 |
| Oregon | #84 | 41 | 1 in 377 |
| Alaska | #87 | 8 | 1 in 311 |
| Colorado | #102 | 40 | 1 in 432 |
| District of Columbia | #108 | 14 | 1 in 395 |
| South Dakota | #110 | 9 | 1 in 472 |
| Delaware | #119 | 6 | 1 in 463 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1941
- Peaked 1978 at #51 (5,332 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1977–1981
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1949–2000
- Highest: 1 in 287 girls born in 1978 were named Kristy (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.4% of all girls named Kristy (27,776) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 291 | #970 (1949) | #2,320 |
| 1950s | 3,230 | #414 (1958) | #536 |
| 1960s | 8,088 | #220 (1969) | #332 |
| 1970s | 27,776 | #51 (1978) | #124 |
| 1980s | 22,386 | #78 (1980) | #146 |
| 1990s | 6,136 | #248 (1990) | #483 |
| 2000s | 1,777 | #832 (2000) | #1,302 |
| 2010s | 679 | #1,897 (2010) | #2,747 |
| 2020s | 161 | #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 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 287 of them was named Kristy, which outranked 99.6% 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 82,092 of them was named Kristy, which outranked 66.3% 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).
- #2,205Willian21
- #2,205Wm21
- #2,205Zakee21
- #2,279Kristy20
- #2,279Adnan20
- #2,279Alicia20
- #2,279Antawn20
- #2,375Adrin19
- #2,375Aja19
- #2,375Albaro19
Tied with 95 names at #2,279; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.