Crissy
Crissy was an American fashion doll with a feature to adjust the length of its hair. Crissy was created in the Ideal Toy Corporation's prototype department in 1968.
Meaning & Origin of Crissy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Crissy was an American fashion doll with a feature to adjust the length of its hair. Crissy was created in the Ideal Toy Corporation's prototype department in 1968.
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The Story of Crissy
Crissy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 274 Crissys were born — ranking #616 that year. As of 2026, Crissy ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Crissys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Crissy
Crissy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Crissy's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #616. Use the chart and map above to compare Crissy'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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