Recorded 1971–1994 Girls' name Peak 1971 40 births

Christey — girls' name

40 babies named Christey in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s51990s11

The verdict

40 girls have been named Christey since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

40
total births
1971–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Christey was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Christey in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christey

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Christey between 1971 and 1994, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Christey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Christey at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

40

Since 1971

24 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1971

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1994

Christey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1971

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 1994199119851978197519741971 6

Christey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 60% of Christey's all-time total
1970s241980s51990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christey?
40 babies have been named Christey since 1971. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Christey most popular?
Christey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Christey been used?
Christey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 24 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Christey?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.