Feminine dossier · first seen 1887

Christy

Endangered Down 99.3% from peak

Peak era

1975

Peak births

5,168

Current vitality

Rare

Peak generation

Gen X

1887Peak 19752025

Quick answers about Christy

An estimated 90,968 living Americans are named Christy.

Christy is very rare among babies today, with 34 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.3% from its 1975 peak.

The median age of a living American named Christy is approximately 50 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 56 years old.

No. Christy is endangered as a baby name, down 99.3% from its 1975 peak with 34 births in 2025.

Peak year

1975

Decline from peak

99.3%

2025

All-time

98,576

Christy has been in gradual retreat. The last decade averaged 2.3× lower than the decade before it — a slow, steady fade rather than a collapse.

Christy peaked in 1975, when 5,168 girls were given the name.

In 2025, only 34 girls were given the name.

Down 99.3% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 98,576 Americans named Christy since 1887.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 99.3% from peak

19755,168 girls named Christy

202534 girls named Christy

Living profile

90,968

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age50

Core range45–56

Playground Density Index 0.1%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.