Feminine dossier · first seen 1944
Cristy
Endangered
Down 96.3% from peak
Peak era
1978
Peak births
402
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Cristy
How many people are named Cristy?
An estimated 7,347 living Americans are named Cristy.
How rare is Cristy?
Cristy is very rare among babies today, with 15 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.3% from its 1978 peak.
How old is the typical Cristy?
The median age of a living American named Cristy is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 41 and 54 years old.
Is Cristy still popular?
No. Cristy is endangered as a baby name, down 96.3% from its 1978 peak with 15 births in 2025.
Where is Cristy most common?
Cristy has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1944Peak 19782025
Peak year
1978
Decline from peak
96.3%
2025
15
All-time
8,200
Where it lives now
Cristy is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in Kentucky.
States where Cristy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.