Christi — #12254 US girls' name
20,910 babies named Christi in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
40% of everyone ever named Christi was born in this single decade.
940 babies were named Christi in 1974 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Christi
The Social Security Administration has registered 20,910 babies named Christi between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christi currently holds the #12254 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 940 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Christi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 8,417 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Christi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,720 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Christi in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Christi 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 20,910 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.
Christi at a glance
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Current rank
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Christi popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940
- Peak year (1974)
- 940
- Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
Currently ranks #12254 among girls.
20,910 total births across 85 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1974 with 940 births in a single year.
Christi popularity over time — boys
22 total births recorded since 1960 (Christi as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Christi accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Christi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 8,417 births that decade — 40% of Christi's all-time total
Christi decade highlights
- Peak decade 8,417 births
- Runner-up 5,122 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Christi's strongest decade
8,417 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 40% of all-time use.
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.
Top 5 states
- Texas 17.8% of nationwide
- California 8.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.1% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 3.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 17.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Christi appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1940–2024 (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.