Kristi
Kristi is a female name of Latin origin, meaning "follower of Christ". Other spellings include Christie, Christy, Kristy, Kristie, Christi, and Kryste.
- English
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Kristi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristi is a female name of Latin origin, meaning "follower of Christ". Other spellings include Christie, Christy, Kristy, Kristie, Christi, and Kryste.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Estonian
The Story of Kristi
Kristi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1940, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 3,271 births, good for #113 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Kristis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,108 among baby girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 76K Kristis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kristi
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About the name Kristi
Kristi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 76K births in the dataset. Kristi's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #98. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristi'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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