Girls' name · since 1941
Kristy
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 70,524 babies named Kristy, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,524
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kristy is the #5121 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 70,524 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Kristy recorded 70,524 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #5121 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, 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 1941 to 2025.
- #476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,121 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 70,524 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristy ranks #476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,121 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 70,524 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,524
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kristy's 70,524 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristy compares
70,524 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
Kristy's all-time total is 188x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,524 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,332 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristy splits its recorded history at 1983: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 5,332 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 5,332
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Kristy popularity over time - boys
179 total births recorded since 1960 (Kristy as boys' name)
Kristy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27,776 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Kristy's strongest decade.
27,776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kristy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 291
1940s
291 births
- 1950s 3,230
1950s
3,230 births
- 1960s 8,088
1960s
8,088 births
- 1970s
1970s
27,776 births
- 1980s
1980s
22,386 births
- 1990s 6,136
1990s
6,136 births
- 2000s 1,777
2000s
1,777 births
- 2010s 679
2010s
679 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27,776 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kristy 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 Kristy's total volume
Kristy by state
Where Kristy concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,750 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,852 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,581 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 3,531 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,301 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,271 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,852 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,310 | 3.3% |
6,750 of 70,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristy's data
- Kristy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27,776 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristys (6,750 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 Kristy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Kristy 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.