Girls' name · since 1948
Cristi
3,203 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.
- #3,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,169 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,203
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cristi is the #15169 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,203 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Cristi recorded 3,203 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #15169 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #3,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,169 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,203 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristi ranks #3,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,169 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,203 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,169 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,203
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cristi's 3,203 recorded births place it above 95.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cristi compares
3,203 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cristi's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,203 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cristi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristi's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 159, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Cristi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,267 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Cristi's strongest decade.
1,267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cristi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 332
1950s
332 births
- 1960s
1960s
767 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,267 births
- 1980s
1980s
535 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,267 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cristi 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 Cristi's total volume
Cristi by state
Where Cristi concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| 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% |
436 of 3,203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Cristi appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristi's data
- Cristi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,267 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cristis (436 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 Cristi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
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, 1948–2025 (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 Cristi 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.