—2024 rank
1975peak year
98,448babies named Christy since 1880
▼ 24%5-year trend
Christy popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Christy mean?
A pet form of Christine or Christina, from Latin Christianus, 'a Christian'. Used for both genders historically and popular mid-20th century.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Christy
Same era, same vibe — if you like Christy, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Christys
- Christy Mathewson, baseball player
- Christy Turlington, model
Spellings & variants
ChristieKristy
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