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Kristy
Say it: KRIS-tee
Meaning
A pet form of Kristina or Christine, ultimately from Greek christos 'anointed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Most popular in the US in the 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 70,585 babies given this name since 1941
- At its height in 1978, about 1 in 287 girls
- 47 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kristie, Christy, Kristi, Christie
Famous bearers
- Kristy McNichol, American actress
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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
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.