How Many People Are Named Cristy?
An estimated 7,415 people in the United States have the first name Cristy. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Cristy peaked in popularity in 1978 with 402 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristy 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 Cristy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cristy is overwhelmingly female, 75 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,415
About 1 in 46,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1978
402 births
Total Registered
8,260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristy
Cristy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,260 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Cristy as a male name
Ranked #7,660 in 2012
10 male births in 2012
Peak: 2012 (10 births)
Cristy as a female name
Ranked #5,039 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (402 births)
Cristy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristy span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,134 babies were registered. Cristy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cristy by Decade
How has Cristy 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.
Cristy by State
Birth registrations for Cristy span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Maine, Colorado. On average, about 137 Cristys were registered per state.
Cristy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristy
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristy?
We estimate approximately 7,415 people named Cristy 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 46,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristy a common name?
Cristy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristy most popular?
Cristy reached peak popularity in 1978, when 402 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristy is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristy a female name?
Cristy is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristy Smith, Cristy Johnson, Cristy 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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