Girls' name · since 1940
Kristie
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 38,361 babies named Kristie, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,361
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristie currently ranks #11059 among girls' names in America, with 38,361 babies recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristie has been recorded 38,361 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #11059 nationally and more common than 36% 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.
- #711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,059 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,361 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristie ranks #711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,059 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,361 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,361
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristie's 38,361 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristie compares
38,361 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Kristie's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,361 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,039 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristie's full recorded timeline at 1983, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 2,039 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 2,039
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Kristie popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1971 (Kristie as boys' name)
Kristie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17,366 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Kristie's strongest decade.
17,366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kristie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 378
1940s
378 births
- 1950s 2,582
1950s
2,582 births
- 1960s 5,681
1960s
5,681 births
- 1970s
1970s
17,366 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,144 births
- 1990s 3,400
1990s
3,400 births
- 2000s 545
2000s
545 births
- 2010s 223
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17,366 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kristie 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 Kristie's total volume
Kristie by state
Where Kristie concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,262 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,385 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,994 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,897 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,849 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,573 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,547 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 1,249 | 3.3% |
3,262 of 38,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristie's data
- Kristie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (17,366 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristies (3,262 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kristie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
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 Kristie 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.