Girls' name · since 1950
Kriste
Kriste has 620 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
620 girls have been named Kriste since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kriste recorded 620 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1993.
- #10,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 620 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kriste ranks #10,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 620 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kriste's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kriste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kriste splits its recorded history at 1969: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kriste popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1993
- Peak year (1955)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kriste by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (228 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Kriste's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kriste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s
1970s
228 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 228 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kriste 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 Kriste's total volume
Kriste by state
Where Kriste concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kriste's data
- Kriste's decade-level peak was the 1970s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kristes (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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kriste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1950–1993 (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 Kriste 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.