Recorded 1945–2002 Girls' name Peak 1976 2,098 births

Cristie — girls' name

2,098 babies named Cristie in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s381950s2311960s4071970s8251980s4631990s1142000s20
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cristie was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

111 babies were named Cristie in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,098 babies named Cristie between 1945 and 2002, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 825 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cristie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristie in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristie 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 2,098 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.

Cristie at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

2,098

Since 1945

58 years of records

Peak year

1976

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1945

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2002

Cristie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1945

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1976)
111
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
050100150 200219931986197919721965195819511945 6

Cristie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
825 births that decade — 39% of Cristie's all-time total
1940s381950s2311960s4071970s8251980s4631990s1142000s20

Cristie by state

Where Cristie concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cristie
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%
California share of Cristie's total US births 8.7%
Even split

182 of 2,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Cristie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristie?
2,098 babies have been named Cristie since 1945. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1976 with 111 births.
When was Cristie most popular?
Cristie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 825 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Cristie most popular?
The top states for the name Cristie are California (182 births), Texas (119 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Cristie been used?
Cristie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 58 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Cristie?
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, 1945–2002 (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.