Girls' name · since 1948
Chrystie
346 babies named Chrystie in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrystie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 346 recorded since 1948.
Chrystie has 346 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1993.
- #14,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 346 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrystie ranks #14,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 346 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrystie's 346 recorded births place it above 79.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chrystie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrystie's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrystie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1993
- Peak year (1977)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Chrystie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (195 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Chrystie's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Chrystie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 195 births (56% of all-time use).
Chrystie by state
Where Chrystie concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.4% |
25 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Chrystie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chrysties (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Chrystie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1948–1993 (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 Chrystie 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.