Recorded 1978–1981 Girls' name Peak 1978 20 births

Crissey — girls' name

20 babies named Crissey in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s10
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Crissey was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Crissey in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crissey

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Crissey between 1978 and 1981, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crissey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crissey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Crissey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crissey 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 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.

Crissey at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

20

Since 1978

4 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1978

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1981

Crissey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1978

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5 1981198019791978 5

Crissey by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 50% of Crissey's all-time total
1970s101980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crissey?
20 babies have been named Crissey since 1978. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Crissey most popular?
Crissey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Crissey been used?
Crissey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 4 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Crissey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Cristin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–1981 (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.