Baby name

Christy

Girl

Origin of the name

Christy is a pet form of Christina or Christine.

Short-lived name

Christy peaked in 1975, when 1 baby in 584 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 40 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 4171. 45% of all babies named Christy since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

98,576births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 53rank at its peak, in 1975

Where babies named Christy are born

1975

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The darker the blue, the more common Christy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Christy is most common in Tennessee (2.5 times), Alabama (2.3) and Kentucky (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Christa 32,843
Christi 20,910
Cristy 8,200
Chrissy 4,459
Christyn 1,108

Names from the same era

Tanya · Angie · Bridget · Jenny · Kari · Misty

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