Girls' name · since 1888
Chrissie
1,105 babies named Chrissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,105
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrissie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,105 have been recorded since 1888.
Chrissie has 1,105 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2018.
- #7,002 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,105 born since 1888
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrissie ranks #7,002 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,105 born since 1888, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,105
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrissie's 1,105 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chrissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrissie's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrissie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2018
- Peak year (1979)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Chrissie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (350 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Chrissie's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Chrissie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 70
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
173 births
- 1970s
1970s
350 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 350 births (32% of all-time use).
How Chrissie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chrissie's total volume
Chrissie by state
Where Chrissie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
37 of 1,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Chrissie's data
- Chrissie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chrissies (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrissie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chrissie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.