Girls' name · since 1940
Kristi
76,484 babies named Kristi in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,484
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
76,484 babies have been named Kristi since 1940, making it today's #7554 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristi has been recorded 76,484 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #7554 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, 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 1940 to 2025.
- #453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 76,484 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristi ranks #453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 76,484 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,484
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristi's 76,484 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kristi compares
76,484 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Kristi's all-time total is 203x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76,484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,271 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristi's full recorded timeline at 1983, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 3,271 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 3,271
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Kristi popularity over time - boys
138 total births recorded since 1968 (Kristi as boys' name)
Kristi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29,035 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Kristi's strongest decade.
29,035 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kristi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 656
1940s
656 births
- 1950s 5,210
1950s
5,210 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,907 births
- 1970s
1970s
29,035 births
- 1980s
1980s
17,706 births
- 1990s 5,708
1990s
5,708 births
- 2000s 948
2000s
948 births
- 2010s 248
2010s
248 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29,035 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kristi 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 Kristi's total volume
Kristi by state
Where Kristi concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,773 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6,635 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 3,327 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,121 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,909 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 2,820 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,658 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 2,370 | 3.1% |
7,773 of 76,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristi appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristi's data
- Kristi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (29,035 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kristis (7,773 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kristi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Kristi 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.