Girl · Greek, through English
Christie
Say it: KRIS-tee
Meaning
A pet form of Christine or Christina, from Greek christos 'anointed'; also a Scottish surname from the same root.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Most popular in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 46,782 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1975, about 1 in 482 girls
- 29 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Christy, Kristie, Kristy
Famous bearers
- Christie Brinkley, American model
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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