Christi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tee
- Origin
- Greek
Christi is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christi mean?
Greek: spelling of Christy; pet form of Christopher, Christine or Christina
“follower of Christ”
Christy Mahon is the hero of J. M. Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.
Meaning borrowed from Christy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Christi a girl's or a boy's name?
Christi is a girls' name.
How popular is Christi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 940 girls. It first appears in the records in 1940.
Half of all the girls named Christi in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,913 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,915 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 103 | #1,516 |
| 1992 | 147 | #1,186 |
| 1991 | 142 | #1,211 |
| 1990 | 173 | #1,034 |
| 1989 | 213 | #864 |
| 1988 | 230 | #802 |
| 1987 | 248 | #729 |
| 1986 | 320 | #603 |
| 1985 | 357 | #553 |
| 1984 | 388 | #506 |
| 1983 | 409 | #483 |
| 1982 | 454 | #464 |
| 1981 | 498 | #428 |
| 1980 | 602 | #381 |
| 1979 | 692 | #340 |
| 1978 | 705 | #326 |
| 1977 | 794 | #298 |
| 1976 | 775 | #293 |
| 1975 | 899 | #266 |
| 1974 | 940 | #273 |
| 1973 | 909 | #273 |
| 1972 | 917 | #280 |
| 1971 | 908 | #303 |
| 1970 | 878 | #314 |
| 1969 | 816 | #313 |
| 1968 | 739 | #320 |
| 1967 | 590 | #374 |
| 1966 | 468 | #435 |
| 1965 | 379 | #485 |
| 1964 | 499 | #439 |
| 1963 | 449 | #459 |
| 1962 | 414 | #476 |
| 1961 | 359 | #516 |
| 1960 | 409 | #485 |
| 1959 | 361 | #514 |
| 1958 | 373 | #496 |
| 1957 | 304 | #549 |
| 1956 | 259 | #583 |
| 1955 | 201 | #659 |
| 1954 | 134 | #811 |
| 1953 | 127 | #819 |
| 1952 | 141 | #746 |
| 1951 | 98 | #927 |
| 1950 | 73 | #1,075 |
| 1949 | 61 | #1,164 |
| 1948 | 54 | #1,237 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,544 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,236 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
Names like Christi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heidi Nicole Melissa Michelle Cassandra Melanie Stephanie Amy Holly Bobbi Penny Andrea
Names related to Christi
Christy Christa Christie Cristy Chrisette Christia Crista Cristi
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Christi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christi, updated 20 October 2026.