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Cristy

99% girls · 15 born in 2025

Cristy has been given to about 8,280 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 7,861
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cristy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 402
  • Born in 202515
  • All time8,280

How popular is Cristy?

Its best year was 1978, when 402 babies were given the name, ranking 484th. The typical living American called Cristy is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Cristy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kristy0.97
  2. Christy0.81
  3. Kristi0.76
  4. Misty0.75
  5. Kristyn0.76
  6. Kitty0.72
  7. Crista0.70
  8. Cristin0.69

Middle names for Cristy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cristy Anne0.81
  2. Cristy Eve0.80
  3. Cristy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Cristy Josephine0.78
  5. Cristy Rose0.77
  6. Cristy Marie0.77

Sibling names for Cristy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.84
  2. Georginasister · 0.80
  3. Aprilsister · 0.80
  4. Damonbrother · 0.80
  5. Jaimeeither · 0.79
  6. Shawnbrother · 0.76

Where Cristy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cristy Anderson0.77
    2. Cristy Reyes0.72
    3. Cristy Nguyen0.72
    4. Cristy Moore0.72
    5. Cristy Lee0.72
    6. Cristy Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cristy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.