Christy

#4,172 for girls in 2025, 34 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #10,605
Given to girls 98.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 5,168 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
11 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
98,576
since 1887

Christy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #53, 1975girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,17234—
2024#3,45945—
2023#3,70941—
2022#3,03354—
2021#3,88338—
2020#3,22148#10,6056
2019#2,81459—
2018#2,50870—
2017#2,16088—
2016#2,73963—
2015#2,25983—
2014#2,21385#12,1085
2013#2,21184—
2012#1,918103—
2011#1,661128#12,2875
2010#1,678126#12,2315
2009#1,785121—
2008#1,486157—
2007#1,544148—
2006#1,268189—
2005#1,067223#11,4725
2004#1,023228#9,9486
2003#959243—
2002#812285#10,6675
2001#785301#7,5368
2000#667362—
1999#678335—
1998#613392#8,4796
1997#575403#8,1106
1996#461543#6,4968
1995#449574—
1994#395637#8,8005
1993#409608#5,7719
1992#357720#5,6609
1991#332798#5,5219
1990#286974#5,8238
1989#2451,093—
1988#2331,129#3,91512
1987#2071,293#4,23910
1986#1741,555#2,42922
1985#1511,941#3,59912
1984#1452,028#3,45912
1983#1461,974#3,07114
1982#1152,598#3,28213
1981#992,943#3,60111
1980#833,673#2,72917
1979#724,286#2,23622
1978#594,661#2,37519
1977#594,602#2,20221
1976#604,853#1,64632
1975#535,168#1,94824
1974#575,067#1,58231
1973#734,121#2,40516
1972#744,190#1,87123
1971#893,930#1,52632
1970#1053,714#1,61528
1969#1163,052#1,60526
1968#1512,139#1,96217
1967#2231,314#2,24213
1966#2511,136#2,21613
1965#2541,128#1,80619
1964#2351,374#1,72921
1963#2541,209#1,51327
1962#2751,068#1,71322
1961#2631,163#1,52128
1960#2621,164#1,91018
1959#2771,023#1,46729
1958#2611,116#1,39631
1957#293957#1,45729
1956#303859#1,53226
1955#303835#1,29434
1954#329659#1,49626
1953#334619#1,40829
1952#296747#1,18239
1951#333565#1,29532
1950#362478#1,36428
1949#384421#1,16337
1948#495270#1,37828
1947#494276#1,55523
1946#592181#1,38226
1945#83082#1,53619
1944#92569#1,48321
1943#87979#1,57720
1942#78993#1,73017
1941#1,22238#1,33325
1940#1,37430#1,80215
1939#1,54424#1,79515
1938#3,4507#1,55919
1937#3,8006#1,75616
1936#2,26313#1,63917
1935#1,77919#1,42223
1934#2,74110#1,32326
1933#3,1098#1,49821
1932#3,5687#1,35626
1931#4,3315#1,30228
1930#2,42513#1,49624
1929#2,73711#1,33928
1928#3,7437#1,29331
1927#3,2849#1,29332
1926#3,5648#1,06443
1925#4,0287#1,39028
1924#3,6658#1,16938
1923#3,3509#1,64422
1922—#1,04645
1921—#1,14039
1920#4,3986#1,69421
1919—#1,15936
1918#3,5128#1,44625
1917#3,7137#1,98615
1916#3,9196#1,30427
1915—#1,50521
1914—#1,15325
1913#3,1875#1,80310
1912—#2,5445
1911—#1,11710
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1908—#1,3735
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1906#1,9515#1,1116
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1900—#1,0507
1899#1,5965—
1898#1,7005—
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First appearance
1887

The first year at least five girls were named Christy! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1915, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Christy is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedAKMaine: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsMNIllinois: #230 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsMINew York: #233 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsNYMassachusetts: #315 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsMARhode Island: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 802 girlsRIOregon: #147 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 711 girlsORNevada: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 686 girlsNVWyoming: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 552 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedSDIowa: #198 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsIAIndiana: #164 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 973 girlsINOhio: #164 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 973 girlsOHPennsylvania: #165 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 910 girlsPANew Jersey: #268 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsNJConnecticut: #188 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsCTCalifornia: #228 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsCAUtah: #177 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 844 girlsUTColorado: #207 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsCONebraska: #216 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsNEMissouri: #116 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 644 girlsMOKentucky: #78 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 401 girlsKYWest Virginia: #95 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 447 girlsWVVirginia: #124 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 634 girlsVAMaryland: #194 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedDEArizona: #155 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 793 girlsAZNew Mexico: #175 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 801 girlsNMKansas: #160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 814 girlsKSArkansas: #85 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 397 girlsARTennessee: #59 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 286 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #63 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 317 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #91 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 457 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Christy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #94 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 447 girlsOKLouisiana: #84 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 424 girlsLAMississippi: #67 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 307 girlsMSAlabama: #55 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 248 girlsALGeorgia: #61 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 302 girlsGAHawaii: #159 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 613 girlsHITexas: #123 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 713 girlsTXFlorida: #137 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 796 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#55 · 1 in 248
  2. Tennessee#59 · 1 in 286
  3. Georgia#61 · 1 in 302
  4. North Carolina#63 · 1 in 317
  5. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 307

Best ever in a state: #9 in Tennessee, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#55881 in 248
Tennessee#59971 in 286
Georgia#611231 in 302
North Carolina#631121 in 317
Mississippi#67481 in 307
Kentucky#78531 in 401
Louisiana#84711 in 424
Arkansas#85321 in 397
South Carolina#91391 in 457
Oklahoma#94451 in 447
West Virginia#95221 in 447
Missouri#116501 in 644
Texas#1231871 in 713
Virginia#124521 in 634
Florida#137821 in 796
Wyoming#14251 in 552
Oregon#147221 in 711
Nevada#14971 in 686
Rhode Island#15161 in 802
Arizona#155291 in 793
Hawaii#15981 in 613
Kansas#160181 in 814
Indiana#164351 in 973
Ohio#164711 in 973
Pennsylvania#165761 in 910
New Mexico#175121 in 801
Utah#177171 in 844
Maine#18371 in 909
Connecticut#188161 in 1,065
Maryland#194211 in 1,148
Iowa#198151 in 1,150
Colorado#207191 in 1,156
Michigan#210431 in 1,332
Nebraska#21681 in 1,251
California#2281621 in 1,248
Illinois#230531 in 1,377
New York#233751 in 1,425
Minnesota#260161 in 1,784
Wisconsin#264171 in 1,803
New Jersey#268231 in 1,757
Washington#268181 in 1,536
Massachusetts#315151 in 2,333
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Christy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 713 spots since 2024 (#3,459 → #4,172)
  • 951 spots since 2020 (#3,221 → #4,172)
  • 1,913 spots since 2015 (#2,259 → #4,172)
  • Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1942 (#1,222 → #789)
  • Biggest drop: 147 spots in 2003 (#812 → #959)
Rise & fade · girls
88 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 1975 at #53 (5,168 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 11 yrs · run 1971–1981
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1942–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 282
  • Highest: 1 in 282 girls born in 1975 were named Christy (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 47,273 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 45.2% of all girls named Christy (44,592) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,147 (1887)#1,147
1890s10#1,596 (1899)#1,648
1900s5#1,951 (1906)#1,951
1910s26#3,187 (1913)#3,583
1920s65#2,737 (1929)#3,596
1930s112#1,544 (1939)#2,901
1940s1,539#384 (1949)#798
1950s7,858#261 (1958)#309
1960s14,747#116 (1969)#228
1970s44,592#53 (1975)#70
1980s20,227#83 (1980)#160
1990s5,984#286 (1990)#456
2000s2,257#667 (2000)#1,140
2010s889#1,661 (2011)#2,216
2020s260#3,033 (2022)#3,580

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Christy in 1985

girls
#151
1,941 births · 1 in 887 girls
boys
#3,599
12 births · 1 in 154,018 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #151Christy1,941

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #3,599Christy12
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 887 of them was named Christy, which outranked 98.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christy
  1. #148Tamara1,991
  2. #149Meredith1,959
  3. #150Colleen1,954
  4. #151Christy1,941
  5. #152Marissa1,890
  6. #153Abigail1,848
  7. #154Kendra1,840
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 154,018 of them was named Christy, which outranked 52.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christy
  1. #3,401Zac13
  2. #3,401Zakee13
  3. #3,401Zeb13
  4. #3,599Christy12
  5. #3,599Abbas12
  6. #3,599Abdallah12
  7. #3,599Abigail12
  8. #3,805Achary11
  9. #3,805Aditya11
  10. #3,805Alika11

Tied with 205 names at #3,599; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →