How Many People Are Named Christi?
An estimated 18,263 people in the United States have the first name Christi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Christi peaked in popularity in 1974 with 940 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
18,263
About 1 in 18,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1974
940 births
Total Registered
20,932
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christi
Christi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,932 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Christi as a male name
Ranked #5,217 in 1973
5 male births in 1973
Peak: 1961 (6 births)
Christi as a female name
Ranked #12,393 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (940 births)
Christi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christi span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 8,428 babies were registered. Christi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christi by Decade
How has Christi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christi by State
Birth registrations for Christi span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Nevada, New Mexico. On average, about 436 Christis were registered per state.
Christi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christi?
We estimate approximately 18,263 people named Christi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 18,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Christi a common name?
Christi is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,932 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christi most popular?
Christi reached peak popularity in 1974, when 940 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christi is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christi a female name?
Christi is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christi Smith, Christi Johnson, Christi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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