Girls' name · since 1959
Krissy
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 2,182 babies named Krissy, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,182 babies have been named Krissy since 1959, making it today's #15211 girls' name.
Krissy has 2,182 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15211 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #4,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,211 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,182 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krissy ranks #4,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,211 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,182 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Krissy's 2,182 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Krissy compares
2,182 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Krissy's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krissy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,182 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 202 | 21 | 19,840 |
Krissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krissy splits its recorded history at 1992: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 202 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Krissy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (708 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Krissy's strongest decade.
708 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Krissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 170
1960s
170 births
- 1970s
1970s
708 births
- 1980s
1980s
630 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s 181
2000s
181 births
- 2010s 142
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 708 births (32% of all-time use).
How Krissy 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 Krissy's total volume
Krissy by state
Where Krissy concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 187 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 131 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 40 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 21 | 1.0% |
187 of 2,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Krissy appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Krissy's data
- Krissy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (708 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Krissys (187 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krissy: 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 (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Krissy 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.