Chrissie
Chrissie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Chrissie Chau, Hong Kong actress and model Chrissie Hynde, American rock musician Chrissie Maher, founder of the Plain English Campaign Chrissie Swan, Australian radio presenter Chrissie Wellington, English world champion triathlete
Meaning & Origin of Chrissie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chrissie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Chrissie Chau, Hong Kong actress and model Chrissie Hynde, American rock musician Chrissie Maher, founder of the Plain English Campaign Chrissie Swan, Australian radio presenter Chrissie Wellington, English world champion triathlete
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The Story of Chrissie
Chrissie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1888, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 75 Chrissies were born — ranking #1,543 that year. As of 2026, Chrissie ranks #15,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Chrissies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chrissie
Chrissie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Chrissie's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Chrissie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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