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:
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chrissy
The earliest SSA record of Chrissy as a baby girl name dates back to 1947, when 6 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 560 newborns named Chrissy — #378 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Chrissy on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Chrissy ranks #6,780 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Chrissy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chrissy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Chrissy
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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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