Girls' name · peaked in 1974
Christi name popularity since 1925
20,932 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Christi. Half of them were born in 1973 or earlier, so the typical Christi is about 53 years old in 2026. Christi peaked in 1974 as the #273 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,932
- Named Christi, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Christi in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 20,910 girls · 22 boys
- Most popular in
- Oklahoma
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Christi made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Christi births per year, 1925–2025
1974 was the biggest year for Christi both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, Christi became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 14,800 baby girls to 1 in 5,390.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, its share of baby girls fell by 59%, from 1 in 5,360 to 1 in 13,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Christi's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Christi.
Decade by decade
Babies named Christi in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 230 | 0 | #2,245 |
| 1950s | 2,071 | 0 | #660 |
| 1960s | 5,122 | 11 | #485 |
| 1970s | 8,417 | 11 | #266 |
| 1980s | 3,719 | 0 | #553 |
| 1990s | 956 | 0 | #1,923 |
| 2000s | 261 | 0 | #6,327 |
| 2010s | 98 | 0 | #7,045 |
| 2020–25 | 36 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
57.4% of babies named Christi from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Christi is most popular
The index compares Christi's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Christi.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3.03× | 730 |
| Texas | 2.56× | 3,720 |
| Mississippi | 1.79× | 402 |
| Louisiana | 1.78× | 591 |
| Alabama | 1.70× | 556 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Christi and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Christi (this page) | 20,910 | 1974 |
| Christy | 98,507 | 1975 |
| Christie | 45,511 | 1975 |
| Cristi | 3,203 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Christi's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Christi.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Christi (1974).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data