Chrisie
A diminutive form of Christine, a feminine name derived from Christian meaning "follower of Christ".
Name Census estimates that about 204 living Americans carry the first name Chrisie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Chrisie today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chrisie births was 1978 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chrisie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
204
~ 1 in 1,680,168 Americans
Peak year
1978
26 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1986 SSA rank
#11,259
Tracked since 1958
Census
Chrisie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 257 people with the first name Chrisie, which placed it at #32,623 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,623
National first-name rank
People counted
257
257 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chrisie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrisie is White at 70.8%. The next largest groups are Black (16.0%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chrisie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chrisie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.8% · 182
- Black or African American16.0% · 41
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 17
- Two or more races2.7% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 4
Popularity
Chrisie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chrisie from the 1950s through to the 1980s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 114 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Chrisie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chrisie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chrisie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chrisies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Chrisie
The name Chrisie is a variant spelling of the feminine name Chrissie, which is a diminutive form of the name Christine. Christine is derived from the ancient Greek name Χριστίνα (Christína), which was a feminine form of the Greek name Χριστιανός (Christianós), meaning "a Christian" or "follower of Christ." This name was initially adopted by early Christians as a way to demonstrate their faith.
The name Chrisie has its roots in the late Roman Empire, where Christianity was spreading rapidly. As the new religion gained more followers, parents began giving their children names that reflected their Christian beliefs, such as Christine or its diminutive forms.
One of the earliest known references to the name Christine can be found in the 4th century AD, when a Christian martyr named Saint Christine of Bolsena was recorded in the Roman Martyrology. She was venerated for her unwavering faith and for refusing to renounce Christianity, even in the face of persecution.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Christine became popular across Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions. Notable historical figures with this name include Christine de Pizan (1364-1430), an Italian-born French author and philosopher who is considered one of the earliest feminist writers.
In the 16th century, Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) was a highly influential and controversial figure. She was known for her eccentric behavior, her patronage of the arts, and her eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism, which led her to abdicate the Swedish throne.
Another famous bearer of the name was Christine Keeler (1942-2017), a British model and showgirl who became embroiled in the Profumo Affair, a political scandal that rocked the British government in the 1960s.
In literature, the name Christine has been used in various works, including the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux, where Christine Daaé is the young soprano who becomes the object of the Phantom's obsession.
While the name Chrisie is a less common variant spelling, it follows the same linguistic roots and historical significance as Christine and its other diminutive forms, such as Chrissie or Christy.
People
Chrisie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrisie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chrisie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrisie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 204 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chrisie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,680,168 US residents.
Is Chrisie a common name?
We classify Chrisie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 230 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chrisie most popular?
The single biggest year for Chrisie was 1978, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chrisie is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chrisie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 257 people with the name Chrisie, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,623 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chrisie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chrisie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chrisie appears almost entirely female. Of the 248 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chrisie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrisie is White at 70.8%. The next largest groups are Black (16.0%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chrisie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chrisie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.8% (182 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chrisie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chrisie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chrisie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Chrisie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chrisie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chrisie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Chrisie?
You can see how many Americans are named Chrisie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.