Girls' name · since 1970
Kristey
22 babies named Kristey in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristey has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1991.
- #44,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristey ranks #44,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #44,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristey's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kristey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristey's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1991
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kristey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Kristey's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kristey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Kristey's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kristey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1970–1991 (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 Kristey 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.