Girls' name · since 1887
Christy
98,576 babies named Christy in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 98,576
- born since 1887
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Christy is the #4178 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 98,576 recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Christy recorded 98,576 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #4178 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, 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 1887 to 2025.
- #380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 98,576 born since 1887
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christy ranks #380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 98,576 born since 1887, peaking in the 1970s.
- #380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 98,576
- born since 1887
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christy's 98,576 recorded births place it above 99.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Christy compares
98,576 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christy's all-time total is 262x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98,576 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,168 | 21 | 19,840 |
Christy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christy's full recorded timeline at 1970, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 5,168 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 5,168
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Christy popularity over time - boys
1,960 total births recorded since 1886 (Christy as boys' name)
Christy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (44,592 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Christy's strongest decade.
44,592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Christy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 65
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 112
1930s
112 births
- 1940s 1,539
1940s
1,539 births
- 1950s 7,858
1950s
7,858 births
- 1960s 14,747
1960s
14,747 births
- 1970s
1970s
44,592 births
- 1980s
1980s
20,227 births
- 1990s 5,984
1990s
5,984 births
- 2000s 2,257
2000s
2,257 births
- 2010s 889
2010s
889 births
- 2020s 260
2020s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 44,592 births (45% of all-time use).
How Christy 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 Christy's total volume
Christy by state
Where Christy concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,664 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,394 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5,056 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5,008 | 5.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 4,861 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 4,398 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 3,640 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 3,522 | 3.6% |
8,664 of 98,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Christy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christy's data
- Christy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (44,592 total births); usage has since declined to 260 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christys (8,664 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 popularity rank to Christy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Christy 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.