Unisex name · since 1946
Krist
170 babies named Krist in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Krist sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 170 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krist has been recorded 170 times among boys since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2004.
- #13,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 170 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krist ranks #13,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Krist's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Krist's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krist splits its recorded history at 1968: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krist popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2004
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Krist popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1966 (Krist as girls' name)
Krist by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (50 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Krist's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Krist births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 50 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Krist's data
- Krist's decade-level peak was the 1960s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Krist: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1946–2004 (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 Krist 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.