Girls' name · since 1886
Crissie
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 477 babies named Crissie, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
477 girls have been named Crissie since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crissie has been recorded 477 times among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 1992.
- #12,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 477 born since 1886
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crissie ranks #12,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 477 born since 1886, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
Crissie's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Crissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crissie splits its recorded history at 1964: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crissie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Crissie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (165 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Crissie's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Crissie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 165 births (35% of all-time use).
Crissie by state
Where Crissie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 477 births nationwide.
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What to do with Crissie's data
- Crissie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (165 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.
- Texas records the most Crissies (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crissie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1886–1992 (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 Crissie 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.