Chrissy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Chrissy is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Chrissy mean?
Greek: pet form of Christine and Christina
“follower of Christ”
A pet form of Christine, Christina and similar names, from Greek christos, 'anointed'.
Is Chrissy a girl's or a boy's name?
Chrissy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chrissy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chrissy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chrissy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 2 | #7,280 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Chrissy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,489th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Chrissy, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 1978, with 560 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Chrissy than any year since 1957.
Half of all the girls named Chrissy in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chrissy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4,065 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,988 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 55 | #2,314 |
| 1990 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,217 |
| 1988 | 54 | #2,126 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,859 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,619 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,522 |
| 1984 | 110 | #1,190 |
| 1983 | 117 | #1,137 |
| 1982 | 130 | #1,088 |
| 1981 | 212 | #768 |
| 1980 | 335 | #554 |
| 1979 | 454 | #450 |
| 1978 | 560 | #378 |
| 1977 | 119 | #1,088 |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,602 |
| 1975 | 71 | #1,447 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,598 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 66 | #1,456 |
| 1971 | 88 | #1,253 |
| 1970 | 90 | #1,238 |
| 1969 | 67 | #1,423 |
| 1968 | 76 | #1,258 |
| 1967 | 58 | #1,460 |
| 1966 | 56 | #1,474 |
| 1965 | 57 | #1,463 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,593 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,597 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 32 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,572 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
Names like Chrissy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly, Lara, Molly, Penny, Darcie, Ivy, Emily, Erin, Lily, Marnie, Amy, Chloe
Names related to Chrissy
Charis, Charissa, Chrissie, Charisse, Chrissa, Crissy, Crissa
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chrissy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chrissy, updated 20 October 2026.