Girls' name · since 1945
Cristie
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 2,098 babies named Cristie, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,098
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cristie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,098 recorded since 1945.
Cristie has 2,098 recorded births among girls since 1945, 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 1945 to 2002.
- #4,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,098 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristie ranks #4,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,098 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,098
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cristie's 2,098 recorded births place it above 93.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cristie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristie's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2002
- Peak year (1976)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Cristie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (825 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Cristie's strongest decade.
825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cristie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 231
1950s
231 births
- 1960s
1960s
407 births
- 1970s
1970s
825 births
- 1980s
1980s
463 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 825 births (39% of all-time use).
How Cristie 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 Cristie's total volume
Cristie by state
Where Cristie concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 182 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 119 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 18 | 0.9% |
182 of 2,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Cristie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristie's data
- Cristie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (825 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristies (182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1945–2002 (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 Cristie 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.