Recorded 1948–2019 Girls' name Peak 1973 3,198 births

Cristi — girls' name

3,198 babies named Cristi in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s3321960s7671970s12671980s5351990s1812000s722010s24
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cristi was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

159 babies were named Cristi in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristi

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,198 babies named Cristi between 1948 and 2019, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 159 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cristi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 436 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristi in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristi 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 3,198 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.

Cristi at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

3,198

Since 1948

72 years of records

Peak year

1973

159 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1948

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cristi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1948

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1973)
159
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Cristi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,267 births that decade — 40% of Cristi's all-time total
1940s201950s3321960s7671970s12671980s5351990s1812000s722010s24

Cristi by state

Where Cristi concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cristi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
436 13.6%
#2 California
318 9.9%
#3 Ohio
81 2.5%
#4 Oklahoma
44 1.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
42 1.3%
#6 New York
36 1.1%
#7 Indiana
31 1.0%
#8 Florida
20 0.6%
Texas share of Cristi's total US births 13.6%
Even split

436 of 3,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Cristi appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristi?
3,198 babies have been named Cristi since 1948. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1973 with 159 births.
When was Cristi most popular?
Cristi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,267 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Cristi most popular?
The top states for the name Cristi are Texas (436 births), California (318 births), Ohio (81 births).
How long has the name Cristi been used?
Cristi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 72 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cristi?
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.

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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, 1948–2019 (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.