Girls' name · since 1940
Christi
Christi has 20,910 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20,910
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20,910 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christi has been recorded 20,910 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2024.
- #1,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20,910 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christi ranks #1,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20,910 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20,910
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christi's 20,910 recorded births place it above 98.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Christi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christi splits its recorded history at 1982: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 940 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 940
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Christi popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1960 (Christi as boys' name)
Christi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (8,417 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Christi's strongest decade.
8,417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Christi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 230
1940s
230 births
- 1950s 2,071
1950s
2,071 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,122 births
- 1970s
1970s
8,417 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,719 births
- 1990s 956
1990s
956 births
- 2000s 261
2000s
261 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8,417 births (40% of all-time use).
How Christi 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 Christi's total volume
Christi by state
Where Christi concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,720 | 17.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,854 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 865 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 730 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 685 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 668 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 608 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 600 | 2.9% |
3,720 of 20,910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Christi appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christi's data
- Christi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (8,417 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christis (3,720 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1940–2024 (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 Christi 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.