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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 571 girlsAKMaine: #134 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 693 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedNHWashington: #131 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 611 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 764 girlsIDMontana: #63 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 255 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #48 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 192 girlsNDMinnesota: #101 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 504 girlsMNIllinois: #190 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsILWisconsin: #123 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 593 girlsWIMichigan: #119 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 606 girlsMINew York: #211 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsNYMassachusetts: #311 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedRIOregon: #97 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 454 girlsORNevada: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 682 girlsNVWyoming: #82 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 304 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #51 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 206 girlsSDIowa: #114 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 553 girlsIAIndiana: #118 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 628 girlsINOhio: #166 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 893 girlsOHPennsylvania: #122 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 672 girlsPANew Jersey: #180 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 981 girlsNJConnecticut: #324 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsCTCalifornia: #200 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsCAUtah: #86 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 410 girlsUTColorado: #146 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 711 girlsCONebraska: #116 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 512 girlsNEMissouri: #150 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 785 girlsMOKentucky: #117 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 566 girlsKYWest Virginia: #109 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 539 girlsWVVirginia: #186 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsVAMaryland: #127 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 675 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 807 girlsAZNew Mexico: #153 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 646 girlsNMKansas: #101 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 470 girlsKSArkansas: #98 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 473 girlsARTennessee: #115 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 561 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #143 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 728 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #160 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 778 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #83 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 410 girlsOKLouisiana: #81 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 386 girlsLAMississippi: #108 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 457 girlsMSAlabama: #118 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 547 girlsALGeorgia: #105 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 513 girlsGAHawaii: #84 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 321 girlsHITexas: #99 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 539 girlsTXFlorida: #199 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#48 · 1 in 192
  2. South Dakota#51 · 1 in 206
  3. Montana#63 · 1 in 255
  4. Louisiana#81 · 1 in 386
  5. Wyoming#82 · 1 in 304

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#48261 in 192
South Dakota#51231 in 206
Montana#63191 in 255
Louisiana#81821 in 386
Wyoming#82111 in 304
Oklahoma#83551 in 410
Hawaii#84161 in 321
Utah#86401 in 410
Oregon#97361 in 454
Arkansas#98271 in 473
Texas#992411 in 539
Kansas#101331 in 470
Minnesota#101581 in 504
Georgia#105681 in 513
Mississippi#108351 in 457
West Virginia#109211 in 539
Iowa#114341 in 553
Tennessee#115501 in 561
Nebraska#116211 in 512
Kentucky#117421 in 566
Alabama#118401 in 547
Indiana#118561 in 628
Michigan#119951 in 606
Pennsylvania#1221041 in 672
Wisconsin#123531 in 593
Maryland#127331 in 675
Washington#131451 in 611
Maine#13491 in 693
North Carolina#143471 in 728
Colorado#146311 in 711
Nevada#14971 in 682
Alaska#15061 in 571
Missouri#150411 in 785
New Mexico#153151 in 646
South Carolina#160231 in 778
Ohio#166801 in 893
Arizona#173251 in 807
Idaho#17491 in 764
New Jersey#180391 in 981
Virginia#186301 in 1,027
Illinois#190681 in 1,095
Florida#199511 in 1,112
California#2001791 in 1,038
New York#211821 in 1,253
Massachusetts#311141 in 2,327
Connecticut#32471 in 2,252
Delaware
District of Columbia
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1982

girls
#140
2,143 births · 1 in 790 girls
boys
#3,966
10 births · 1 in 181,445 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #140Kristi2,143

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,966Kristi10
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 790 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #137Cassie2,193
  2. #137Jaime2,193
  3. #139Colleen2,145
  4. #140Kristi2,143
  5. #141Jaclyn2,139
  6. #142Desiree2,097
  7. #143Rebekah2,059
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 181,445 of them was named Kristi, which outranked 46.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristi
  1. #3,692Zephaniah11
  2. #3,692Zion11
  3. #3,692Zvi11
  4. #3,966Kristi10
  5. #3,966Abdel10
  6. #3,966Able10
  7. #3,966Agapito10
  8. #4,234Abdon9
  9. #4,234Abdulrahman9
  10. #4,234Abdur9

Tied with 267 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,958Colt#2,418#460
  2. 730Eliot#1,695#965
  3. 532Colton#1,334#802
  4. 478Kiel#1,101#623
  5. 416Eugenio#1,411#995
Fallers
  1. 309Marchello#841#1,150
  2. 237Carmen#851#1,088
  3. 234Claudio#976#1,210
  4. 224Irvin#826#1,050
  5. 222Jeramiah#971#1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982