Chrissy
A feminine diminutive form of Christine, derived from Christian meaning follower of Christ.
Name Census estimates that about 4,103 living Americans carry the first name Chrissy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Chrissy today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chrissy births was 1978 (560 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chrissy. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Chrissy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.1K
~ 1 in 83,537 Americans
Peak year
1978
560 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,292
Tracked since 1947
Census
Chrissy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,353 people with the first name Chrissy, which placed it at #3,336 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
#3,336
National first-name rank
People counted
6.4K
6,353 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chrissy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrissy is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Black (10.6%) and Hispanic (7.4%). 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 Chrissy 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 Chrissy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.4% · 4,729
- Black or African American10.6% · 671
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 469
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 214
- Two or more races3.1% · 197
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 73
Popularity
Chrissy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chrissy from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 1,613 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chrissy 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 Chrissy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chrissys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Chrissy, while Rhode Island, Washington, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 64 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chrissy
The name Chrissy is a diminutive or pet form of the name Christine, which is the feminine form of the masculine name Christian. The name Christian derives from the Latin name Christianus, meaning "follower of Christ." This name has its roots in the Greek word "Christos," which translates to "the anointed one" and refers to Jesus Christ.
The name Christine emerged in the Middle Ages as a female variant of the name Christian. It gained popularity throughout Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions. The diminutive form Chrissy likely originated as a nickname or shortened version used affectionately or informally.
In ancient times, the name Christian was used to identify followers of Christianity, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. The earliest recorded use of the name Christine dates back to the 7th century, with Saint Christine of Tyre, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Chrissy or its variants. One example is Chrissy Amphlett (1959-2013), an Australian singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the rock band Divinyls. Another is Chrissy Teigen (born 1985), an American model, author, and television personality.
Other notable individuals with the name include Christine de Pizan (circa 1364-circa 1430), an influential Italian-French author and philosopher during the medieval period, and Christine Keeler (1942-2017), an English model and showgirl who became a pivotal figure in the Profumo affair, a British political scandal in the 1960s.
The name Chrissy has also been associated with fictional characters, such as Chrissy Snow, a character in the popular TV series "Three's Company" played by Suzanne Somers (born 1946), an American actress and businesswoman.
People
Chrissy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrissy 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
Chrissy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrissy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,103 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chrissy 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 83,537 US residents.
Is Chrissy a common name?
We classify Chrissy as "Rare". It ranks above 96.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,445 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chrissy most popular?
The single biggest year for Chrissy was 1978, when 560 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chrissy is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chrissy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,353 people with the name Chrissy, or 2.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,336 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 Chrissy 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 Chrissy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chrissy appears almost entirely female. Of the 6,361 people counted with this name, 99.5% 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 Chrissy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrissy is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Black (10.6%) and Hispanic (7.4%). 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 Chrissy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chrissy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.4% (4,729 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 Chrissy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chrissy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chrissy 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 Chrissy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chrissy 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 Chrissy 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 Chrissy?
You can see how many people have the name Chrissy on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.