Is Cristy a boy or girl name?
Cristy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Cristy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 8,260 US babies named Cristy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,039
- Babies named Cristy since 1944
- 8,260
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 402 babies
Boys and girls named Cristy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 557 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,106 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 3,129 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 6 | 2,128 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 21 | 592 | 96.6% |
| 2000s | 23 | 345 | 93.8% |
| 2010s | 15 | 166 | 91.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,791 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,777 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,131 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,906 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,827 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,633 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,173 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,477 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,073 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,587 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,473 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,660 | 19 | #6,665 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,292 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,622 | 26 | #5,279 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,365 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,042 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,985 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,935 | 33 | #4,375 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,781 | 36 | #3,968 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,217 | 35 | #4,015 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,545 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,670 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,486 | 47 | #3,017 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,414 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,522 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,898 | 39 | #3,182 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,332 | 30 | #3,729 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,235 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,886 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,066 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,975 | 59 | #2,222 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,802 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,634 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,494 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,146 | 91 | #1,553 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,226 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,099 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 177 | #910 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 225 | #758 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 237 | #702 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 276 | #625 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 244 | #710 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 330 | #562 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 288 | #633 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 370 | #520 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 402 | #484 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 318 | #553 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 329 | #532 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,631 | 321 | #539 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 322 | #523 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 286 | #571 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 273 | #586 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 270 | #623 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 238 | #669 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 180 | #753 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 141 | #861 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 113 | #960 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,135 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,044 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,042 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,089 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,178 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,147 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,088 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,151 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,214 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,098 | 69 | #1,263 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,279 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,543 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,268 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,589 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,386 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,743 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,553 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,283 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,961 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,499 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,124 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,157 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cristy reached #4,098 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #484 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cristy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.