Recorded 1963–2012 Girls' name Peak 1978 422 births

Krissie — girls' name

422 babies named Krissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s1621980s1281990s632000s252010s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Krissie was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

31 babies were named Krissie in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Krissie between 1963 and 2012, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krissie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Krissie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Krissie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krissie 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 422 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.

Krissie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

422

Since 1963

50 years of records

Peak year

1978

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1963

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2012

Krissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1963

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1978)
31
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 201220021993198819831978197319681963 5

Krissie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
162 births that decade — 38% of Krissie's all-time total
1960s331970s1621980s1281990s632000s252010s11

Krissie by state

Where Krissie concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krissie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.4%
Texas share of Krissie's total US births 2.4%

10 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krissie?
422 babies have been named Krissie since 1963. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1978 with 31 births.
When was Krissie most popular?
Krissie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Krissie most popular?
The top states for the name Krissie are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Krissie been used?
Krissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 50 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Krissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, 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, 1963–2012 (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.