Girls' name · since 1944
Cristy
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 8,200 babies named Cristy, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,200
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cristy currently ranks #7189 among girls' names in America, with 8,200 babies recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristy has been recorded 8,200 times among girls since 1944, currently ranked #7189 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #1,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,189 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,200 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristy ranks #1,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,189 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,200 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,200
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cristy's 8,200 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cristy compares
8,200 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Cristy's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,200 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 402 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cristy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristy's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 402, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 402
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Cristy popularity over time - boys
80 total births recorded since 1957 (Cristy as boys' name)
Cristy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,129 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Cristy's strongest decade.
3,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Cristy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 557
1950s
557 births
- 1960s 1,106
1960s
1,106 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,129 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,128 births
- 1990s 592
1990s
592 births
- 2000s 345
2000s
345 births
- 2010s 166
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,129 births (38% of all-time use).
How Cristy 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 Cristy's total volume
Cristy by state
Where Cristy concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 882 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 749 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 284 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 259 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 256 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 242 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 230 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 220 | 2.7% |
882 of 8,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Cristy appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristy's data
- Cristy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,129 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristys (882 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristy: 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 (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Cristy 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.