Girls' name · since 1947
Crissy
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 2,592 babies named Crissy, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,592
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Crissy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,592 have been recorded since 1947.
Crissy has 2,592 recorded births among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #3,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,592 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crissy ranks #3,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,592 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,592
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Crissy's 2,592 recorded births place it above 94.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Crissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crissy splits its recorded history at 1986: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 274 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 274
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Crissy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,255 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Crissy's strongest decade.
1,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Crissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 173
1960s
173 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,255 births
- 1980s
1980s
770 births
- 1990s 238
1990s
238 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,255 births (48% of all-time use).
How Crissy 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 Crissy's total volume
Crissy by state
Where Crissy concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 270 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 103 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 94 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 79 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 71 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 55 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 52 | 2.0% |
270 of 2,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Crissy appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Crissy's data
- Crissy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,255 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Crissys (270 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Crissy: 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 (~77 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, 1947–2024 (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 Crissy 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.