Cristy
Cristy was the 7214th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 484th with 402 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Cristy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,214 girls, down 1,303 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978402 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,280babies recorded
Cristy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 80 since 1957.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,214 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,911 | 20 |
| 2010 | #5,279 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,414 | 39 |
| 1990 | #1,494 | 104 |
| 1980 | #633 | 288 |
| 1970 | #670 | 238 |
| 1960 | #1,088 | 98 |
| 1950 | #1,553 | 36 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cristy, counting every spelling?
Cristy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 20 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristy | 15 | #7,214 | 92 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cristy?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cristy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cristy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cristy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cristy?
About 7,700 people born in the US named Cristy are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 41 and 55. That makes Cristy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cristy by state
How common Cristy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cristy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cristy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cristy
How popular is the name Cristy?
Cristy was the 7214th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 484th with 402 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Cristy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Cristy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cristy in the US.
Where is Cristy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cristy was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.