Girls' name · since 1956

Christee

180 babies named Christee in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,883 of 72,339
all-time among girls
180
born since 1956
1970s
peak decade

Christee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 180 have been recorded since 1956.

Social Security Administration records show Christee recorded 180 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1989.

  • #20,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 180 born since 1956
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christee ranks #20,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.

#20,883 of 72,339
all-time among girls
180
born since 1956
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Christee's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Christee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Christee splits its recorded history at 1976: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Christee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1974)
15
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
05101520 195619631969197219761979198219851989 7

Christee by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (83 births, 46% of the file).

1970s was Christee's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Christee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 83 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christee?
180 babies have been named Christee since 1956. All-time, it sits at #20,883 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1974 with 15 births.
Where does Christee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christee ranks #20,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Christee most popular?
Christee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Christee been used?
The SSA has tracked Christee since 1956 -- 34 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Christee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Christee's data

  • Christee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 1980s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Christee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1956–1989 (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 Christee 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.