How Many People Are Named Kristy?
An estimated 64,026 people in the United States have the first name Kristy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kristy peaked in popularity in 1978 with 5,352 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kristy 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 Kristy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kristy is overwhelmingly female, 179 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Kristy has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
64,026
About 1 in 5,353 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1978
5,352 births
Total Registered
70,675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kristy
Kristy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 70,675 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Kristy as a male name
Ranked #6,624 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1978 (20 births)
Kristy as a female name
Ranked #4,946 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (5,332 births)
Kristy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kristy span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 27,862 babies were registered. Kristy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kristy by Decade
How has Kristy 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.
Kristy by State
Birth registrations for Kristy span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Delaware, Alaska. On average, about 1,333 Kristys were registered per state.
Kristy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kristy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kristy
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kristy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kristy?
We estimate approximately 64,026 people named Kristy 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 5,353 Americans share this first name.
Is Kristy a common name?
Kristy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70,675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kristy most popular?
Kristy reached peak popularity in 1978, when 5,352 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kristy is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kristy a female name?
Kristy is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kristy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kristy Smith, Kristy Johnson, Kristy 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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