Crissie
A shortened form of the feminine name Christine, originating from the Ancient Greek name Christos meaning "Christ" or "anointed one".
Name Census estimates that about 364 living Americans carry the first name Crissie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Crissie today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Crissie births was 1978 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Crissie. 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
364
~ 1 in 941,633 Americans
Peak year
1978
37 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1992 SSA rank
#9,676
Tracked since 1886
Census
Crissie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 412 people with the first name Crissie, which placed it at #23,670 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
#23,670
National first-name rank
People counted
412
412 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Crissie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crissie is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and Hispanic (4.1%). 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 Crissie 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 Crissie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.8% · 300
- Black or African American17.2% · 71
- Hispanic or Latino4.1% · 17
- Two or more races2.9% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 5
Popularity
Crissie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Crissie from the 1880s through to the 1990s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 165 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
Crissie 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 Crissie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Crissies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Crissie
The name Crissie is a diminutive form of the name Christina, which has Greek origins and means "a Christian" or "follower of Christ." It first appeared in the late 17th century as a variant spelling of Chrissy or Chrissie.
The name Christina itself dates back to ancient times and was borne by several early Christian saints and martyrs. One of the most notable was Saint Christina of Bolsena, an Italian girl who was allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith in the 3rd century during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Another early bearer of the name was Christina of Markyate, an English medieval saint from the 12th century who is venerated in the Anglican and Catholic churches. She is known for her piety and for defying her parents' wishes to marry, instead choosing a life of religious contemplation and service.
In literature, one of the earliest recorded uses of the name Crissie can be found in the 1860 novel "The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot, where it was used as a diminutive for the character Christiana.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Crissie. These include Crissie Wright (1839-1934), an American activist and educator who advocated for women's rights and founded the National Woman's Relief Society during the American Civil War. Another was Crissie Morrison (1897-1981), a Scottish artist and textile designer known for her modern and innovative fabric designs.
In the world of sports, Crissie Shankweiler (1906-1989) was an American tennis player who won several Grand Slam titles in the 1920s and 1930s. More recently, Crissie Carmo (born 1989) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International in 2012.
While not as common as some other diminutive forms, the name Crissie has a rich history and has been borne by notable individuals across various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Crissie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Crissie 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
Crissie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crissie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 364 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Crissie 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 941,633 US residents.
Is Crissie a common name?
We classify Crissie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 477 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Crissie most popular?
The single biggest year for Crissie was 1978, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Crissie 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 Crissie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 412 people with the name Crissie, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,670 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 Crissie 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 Crissie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Crissie appears almost entirely female. Of the 411 people counted with this name, 99.0% 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 Crissie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crissie is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and Hispanic (4.1%). 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 Crissie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Crissie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.8% (300 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 Crissie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Crissie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Crissie 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 Crissie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Crissie 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 Crissie 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 are called Crissie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.