Recorded 1886–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 477 births

Crissie — girls' name

477 babies named Crissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Crissie was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

37 babies were named Crissie in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 477 babies named Crissie between 1886 and 1992, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crissie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Crissie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crissie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crissie 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 477 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.

Crissie at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

477

Since 1886

107 years of records

Peak year

1978

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1886

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 1992

Crissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1886

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
37
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Crissie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
165 births that decade — 35% of Crissie's all-time total
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Crissie by state

Where Crissie concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crissie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.0%
Texas share of Crissie's total US births 1.0%

5 of 477 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crissie?
477 babies have been named Crissie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 37 births.
When was Crissie most popular?
Crissie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Crissie most popular?
The top states for the name Crissie are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Crissie been used?
Crissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 107 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Crissie?
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, 1886–1992 (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.