Girls' name · since 1963
Krissie
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 422 babies named Krissie, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Krissie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 422 have been recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krissie has been recorded 422 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1963 to 2012.
- #13,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 422 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krissie ranks #13,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Krissie's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Krissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krissie splits its recorded history at 1985: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krissie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2012
- Peak year (1978)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Krissie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (162 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Krissie's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Krissie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
162 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 162 births (38% of all-time use).
Krissie by state
Where Krissie concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 422 births nationwide.
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What to do with Krissie's data
- Krissie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Krissies (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Krissie: 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 (~49 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, 1963–2012 (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 Krissie 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.