Is Kristy a boy or girl name?
Kristy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Kristy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 70,675 US babies named Kristy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,946
- Babies named Kristy since 1941
- 70,675
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 5,352 babies
Boys and girls named Kristy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 291 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,230 | 100% |
| 1960s | 26 | 8,088 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 86 | 27,776 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 67 | 22,386 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,136 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,777 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 677 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,946 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,107 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,117 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,310 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,825 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,421 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,223 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,846 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,278 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,337 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,147 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,109 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,604 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,918 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,843 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,593 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,484 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,347 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,284 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,138 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,012 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,038 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 269 | #832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 264 | #822 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 305 | #725 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 338 | #653 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 485 | #494 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 512 | #486 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 586 | #430 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 687 | #370 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 838 | #325 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 988 | #282 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,133 | #248 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,624 | 1,218 | #225 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,155 | 1,281 | #205 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,621 | 1,513 | #181 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,328 | 1,787 | #158 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 2,022 | #145 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,888 | 2,159 | #135 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 2,242 | #133 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,826 | 2,842 | #104 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,745 | 3,263 | #94 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,904 | 4,059 | #78 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,268 | 4,880 | #56 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,334 | 5,332 | #51 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,516 | 4,045 | #68 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,383 | 2,327 | #113 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,578 | 1,920 | #141 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,238 | 2,090 | #133 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,891 | #147 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,837 | #158 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,687 | 1,822 | #171 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,632 | #197 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,208 | 1,372 | #220 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,062 | #254 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,699 | 835 | #300 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 800 | #313 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 780 | #323 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 823 | #332 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 741 | #348 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 559 | #413 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 581 | #404 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,510 | 535 | #417 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 491 | #432 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 505 | #414 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 405 | #470 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 369 | #484 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 300 | #531 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 268 | #543 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 278 | #514 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 332 | #464 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 173 | #667 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 109 | #846 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 85 | #971 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,165 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,043 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,890 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,193 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,894 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,365 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,906 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,197 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristy reached #2,334 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #51 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 Kristy
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.