Girls' name · since 1958
Krysti
792 babies named Krysti in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 792
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krysti is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 792 have been recorded since 1958.
Krysti has 792 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2002.
- #8,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 792 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krysti ranks #8,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 792 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 792
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krysti's 792 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Krysti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krysti's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krysti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2002
- Peak year (1986)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Krysti by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (371 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Krysti's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Krysti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 148
1970s
148 births
- 1980s
1980s
371 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 371 births (47% of all-time use).
How Krysti 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 Krysti's total volume
Krysti by state
Where Krysti concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
33 of 792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Krysti's data
- Krysti's decade-level peak was the 1980s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystis (33 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krysti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1958–2002 (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 Krysti 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.