Kristy
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 5,332 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,524since 1941
Kristy over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,126 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,221 | 48 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,788 | 39 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,396 | 46 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,192 | 50 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,254 | 50 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,323 | 79 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,137 | 88 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,095 | 91 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,589 | 69 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,897 | 106 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,838 | 116 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,589 | 143 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,475 | 158 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,480 | 149 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,343 | 162 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,278 | 167 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,138 | 191 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,012 | 215 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,037 | 207 | — | |
| 2000 | #832 | 269 | — | |
| 1999 | #821 | 264 | — | |
| 1998 | #722 | 305 | — | |
| 1997 | #653 | 338 | — | |
| 1996 | #493 | 485 | — | |
| 1995 | #485 | 512 | — | |
| 1994 | #429 | 586 | — | |
| 1993 | #370 | 687 | — | |
| 1992 | #325 | 838 | — | |
| 1991 | #281 | 988 | — | |
| 1990 | #248 | 1,133 | — | |
| 1989 | #225 | 1,219 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #205 | 1,280 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #181 | 1,513 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #158 | 1,787 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #145 | 2,022 | — | |
| 1984 | #135 | 2,159 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #133 | 2,242 | — | |
| 1982 | #104 | 2,842 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #94 | 3,263 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #78 | 4,059 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #56 | 4,880 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #51 | 5,332 | #2,279 | 20 |
| 1977 | #68 | 4,045 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #113 | 2,327 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #141 | 1,920 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #133 | 2,090 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #147 | 1,891 | — | |
| 1972 | #158 | 1,837 | — | |
| 1971 | #171 | 1,822 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #197 | 1,632 | — | |
| 1969 | #220 | 1,372 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #254 | 1,062 | — | |
| 1967 | #300 | 835 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #312 | 800 | — | |
| 1965 | #323 | 780 | — | |
| 1964 | #332 | 823 | — | |
| 1963 | #348 | 741 | — | |
| 1962 | #413 | 559 | — | |
| 1961 | #404 | 581 | — | |
| 1960 | #417 | 535 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #431 | 491 | — | |
| 1958 | #414 | 505 | — | |
| 1957 | #470 | 405 | — | |
| 1956 | #484 | 369 | — | |
| 1955 | #530 | 300 | — | |
| 1954 | #543 | 268 | — | |
| 1953 | #514 | 278 | — | |
| 1952 | #464 | 332 | — | |
| 1951 | #664 | 173 | — | |
| 1950 | #842 | 109 | — | |
| 1949 | #970 | 85 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,157 | 60 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1941
The first year at least five girls were named Kristy! It came in at #3,954, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1941, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Kristy is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#60 · 1 in 257
- Tennessee#63 · 1 in 283
- Oklahoma#70 · 1 in 302
- Wyoming#79 · 1 in 248
- Montana#86 · 1 in 298
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #60 | 41 | 1 in 257 |
| Tennessee | #63 | 100 | 1 in 283 |
| Oklahoma | #70 | 54 | 1 in 302 |
| Wyoming | #79 | 7 | 1 in 248 |
| Montana | #86 | 13 | 1 in 298 |
| Louisiana | #107 | 60 | 1 in 442 |
| Georgia | #108 | 79 | 1 in 455 |
| North Carolina | #109 | 78 | 1 in 470 |
| Alabama | #110 | 57 | 1 in 424 |
| Arkansas | #110 | 29 | 1 in 451 |
| Kansas | #113 | 27 | 1 in 456 |
| Vermont | #121 | 6 | 1 in 415 |
| Indiana | #124 | 71 | 1 in 522 |
| Kentucky | #126 | 42 | 1 in 566 |
| Michigan | #132 | 103 | 1 in 601 |
| Delaware | #137 | 6 | 1 in 511 |
| Idaho | #142 | 9 | 1 in 526 |
| West Virginia | #148 | 19 | 1 in 642 |
| Virginia | #153 | 41 | 1 in 722 |
| Ohio | #159 | 95 | 1 in 784 |
| Colorado | #160 | 23 | 1 in 684 |
| Maine | #160 | 9 | 1 in 727 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 6 | 1 in 638 |
| North Dakota | #164 | 6 | 1 in 659 |
| Missouri | #166 | 40 | 1 in 782 |
| Oregon | #166 | 17 | 1 in 743 |
| California | #173 | 160 | 1 in 857 |
| Connecticut | #175 | 17 | 1 in 931 |
| Iowa | #175 | 22 | 1 in 792 |
| Maryland | #178 | 25 | 1 in 823 |
| Minnesota | #180 | 24 | 1 in 1,003 |
| New Hampshire | #180 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Nebraska | #186 | 11 | 1 in 850 |
| Mississippi | #188 | 21 | 1 in 825 |
| Wisconsin | #188 | 26 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Texas | #189 | 115 | 1 in 838 |
| South Carolina | #192 | 21 | 1 in 915 |
| Illinois | #193 | 75 | 1 in 995 |
| Arizona | #194 | 18 | 1 in 804 |
| Pennsylvania | #195 | 65 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Florida | #200 | 45 | 1 in 988 |
| Washington | #202 | 20 | 1 in 960 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 9 | 1 in 849 |
| Massachusetts | #224 | 24 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Hawaii | #257 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| District of Columbia | #271 | 6 | 1 in 1,234 |
| New York | #332 | 57 | 1 in 1,945 |
| New Jersey | #334 | 19 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 206 spots since 2024 (#4,893 → #5,099)
- 1,878 spots since 2020 (#3,221 → #5,099)
- 1,845 spots since 2015 (#3,254 → #5,099)
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 1952 (#664 → #464)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 2001 (#832 → #1,037)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1941
- Peaked 1978 at #51 (5,332 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1977–1981
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1949–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 287
- Highest: 1 in 287 girls born in 1978 were named Kristy (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 39.4% of all girls named Kristy (27,776) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 291 | #970 (1949) | #2,320 |
| 1950s | 3,230 | #414 (1958) | #536 |
| 1960s | 8,088 | #220 (1969) | #332 |
| 1970s | 27,776 | #51 (1978) | #124 |
| 1980s | 22,386 | #78 (1980) | #146 |
| 1990s | 6,136 | #248 (1990) | #483 |
| 2000s | 1,777 | #832 (2000) | #1,302 |
| 2010s | 679 | #1,897 (2010) | #2,747 |
| 2020s | 161 | #3,221 (2020) | #5,215 |
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.
Kristy in 1972
girls
#158
1,837 births · 1 in 828 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 828 of them was named Kristy, which outranked 98.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.