Chrissy
Chrissy is a given name or nickname for males and females, short for Christina, Chris, Christian, Christopher, Christine, Christen, Christmas, Christos, etc. that may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Chrissy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chrissy is a given name or nickname for males and females, short for Christina, Chris, Christian, Christopher, Christine, Christen, Christmas, Christos, etc. that may refer to:
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The Story of Chrissy
Chrissy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 560 Chrissys were born — ranking #378 that year. As of 2026, Chrissy ranks #6,780 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 4K Chrissys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Chrissy
Chrissy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Chrissy's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #378. Use the chart and map above to compare Chrissy'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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