Girls' name · since 1961
Kristye
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Kristye, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 43
- total births
- 1961–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Kristye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Kristye recorded 43 times among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 1981.
- 43 total births
- 1961–1981 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristye's 43 recorded births place it above 49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kristye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristye's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1981
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kristye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kristye's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kristye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Kristye's decade-level peak was the 1970s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristye: Baby Name Since 1961 - 43 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kristye 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 July 2026.