Kristi

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #5,926
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 2,992 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
76,484
since 1940

Kristi over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #98, 1978girls
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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#7,49114
2024#12,1617
2023#7,24715
2022#9,68010
2021#10,2929
2020#8,95311
2019#5,61222
2018#6,01020
2017#5,04526
2016#5,28425
2015#5,45824
2014#5,02527
2013#6,25520
2012#5,39825
2011#4,80729
2010#4,73530
2009#3,08855
2008#3,08455
2007#3,42848
2006#2,37579
2005#2,00494
2004#2,22979
2003#1,743108
2002#1,535123
2001#1,411134
2000#1,162173
1999#1,077186
1998#826258
1997#677320
1996#574404
1995#537441
1994#443572
1993#391652
1992#305916
1991#303918
1990#2691,041
1989#2331,173
1988#2111,235
1987#1951,420
1986#1681,615#5,9266
1985#1631,754
1984#1591,766#6,3155
1983#1541,870
1982#1402,143#3,96610
1981#1292,205#4,5098
1980#1222,525#3,09814
1979#1092,800#4,0689
1978#982,992#5,0596
1977#1042,797#3,38611
1976#1042,519#3,7249
1975#1092,646#4,3097
1974#1022,884#3,5589
1973#1082,846#3,6948
1972#1023,131#3,15210
1971#1133,271#3,6588
1970#1233,149#3,8367
1969#1282,647#3,9356
1968#1382,313#4,1365
1967#1652,011
1966#1851,760
1965#2061,608
1964#2091,669
1963#2321,421
1962#2561,215
1961#2571,205
1960#2781,058
1959#302911
1958#318842
1957#322800
1956#338669
1955#357591
1954#469355
1953#494310
1952#491292
1951#497273
1950#659167
1949#646164
1948#777122
1947#838109
1946#776112
1945#1,18744
1944#1,45531
1943#1,62527
1942#1,55928
1941#2,66811
1940#3,2088
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five girls were named Kristi! It came in at #3,208, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2024, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristi is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedAKMaine: #214 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNHWashington: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 664 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 705 girlsIDMontana: #142 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 566 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #54 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 217 girlsNDMinnesota: #111 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 490 girlsMNIllinois: #339 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,929 girlsILWisconsin: #196 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsWIMichigan: #292 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsMINew York: #764 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 12,953 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedRIOregon: #108 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 449 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #61 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 221 girlsSDIowa: #125 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 530 girlsIAIndiana: #226 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsINOhio: #310 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,522 girlsOHPennsylvania: #668 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,707 girlsPANew Jersey: #678 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,438 girlsNJConnecticut: #315 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,055 girlsCTCalifornia: #281 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsCAUtah: #253 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsUTColorado: #176 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 756 girlsCONebraska: #99 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 419 girlsNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,090 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: #484 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,073 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDEArizona: #390 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsAZNew Mexico: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsNMKansas: #169 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 777 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedARTennessee: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,227 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #490 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,453 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #510 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,319 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #204 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsOKLouisiana: #686 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,929 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #689 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,950 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedHITexas: #284 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsTXFlorida: #606 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,972 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#54 · 1 in 217
  2. South Dakota#61 · 1 in 221
  3. Nebraska#99 · 1 in 419
  4. Oregon#108 · 1 in 449
  5. Minnesota#111 · 1 in 490

Best ever in a state: #15 in South Dakota, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#54321 in 217
South Dakota#61331 in 221
Nebraska#99351 in 419
Oregon#108341 in 449
Minnesota#111811 in 490
Iowa#125541 in 530
Montana#142121 in 566
Washington#150431 in 664
Kansas#169281 in 777
Idaho#17491 in 705
Colorado#176251 in 756
Wisconsin#196331 in 1,346
Oklahoma#204191 in 1,123
Maine#21471 in 1,411
Indiana#226341 in 1,472
Utah#25381 in 1,289
California#2811001 in 1,663
Texas#284671 in 1,698
Michigan#292391 in 2,311
New Mexico#29781 in 1,501
Ohio#310421 in 2,522
Connecticut#31581 in 3,055
Illinois#339371 in 2,929
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
Arizona#39061 in 2,399
Missouri#393111 in 4,090
Tennessee#47971 in 5,227
Virginia#48481 in 5,073
North Carolina#49091 in 5,453
South Carolina#51051 in 5,319
Florida#60671 in 6,972
Pennsylvania#66891 in 12,707
New Jersey#67851 in 11,438
Louisiana#68651 in 7,929
Georgia#68951 in 8,950
New York#764131 in 12,953
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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 Kristi
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4,670 spots since 2024 (#12,161#7,491)
  • 1,462 spots since 2020 (#8,953#7,491)
  • 2,033 spots since 2015 (#5,458#7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 411 spots in 1946 (#1,187#776)
  • Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1999 (#826#1,077)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1978 at #98 (2,992 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1978
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1946–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 486
  • Highest: 1 in 486 girls born in 1972 were named Kristi (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #98 in 1978, was only 1 in 512 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.0% of all girls named Kristi (29,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s656#646 (1949)#1,474
1950s5,210#302 (1959)#425
1960s16,907#128 (1969)#205
1970s29,035#98 (1978)#107
1980s17,706#122 (1980)#167
1990s5,708#269 (1990)#540
2000s948#1,162 (2000)#2,206
2010s248#4,735 (2010)#5,363
2020s66#7,247 (2023)#9,304

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.

Kristi in 1959

girls
#302
911 births · 1 in 2,221 girls

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #302Kristi911
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 2,221 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 95.8% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #299Rochelle919
  2. #300Sonia917
  3. #301Nadine916
  4. #302Kristi911
  5. #302Heather911
  6. #304Candace907
  7. #305Thelma899
  8. #306Dora896

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 1,090Alesia#1,985#895
  2. 948Tori#1,791#843
  3. 440Taryn#1,211#771
  4. 437Venus#1,007#570
  5. 393Vilma#1,364#971
Fallers
  1. 283Dani#961#1,244
  2. 257Nicki#973#1,230
  3. 235Lanita#973#1,208
  4. 219Concetta#973#1,192
  5. 197Gisele#766#963

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

See the top 100 for 1959