Kristi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Kristi 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 Kristi mean?
Greek: short form of Kristina or Kristin
“follower of Christ”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kristi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristi 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 Kristi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kristi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Kristi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Kristi, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 1971, with 3,271 girls. It first appears in the records in 1940.
Half of all the girls named Kristi in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 115 girls in the US were given Kristi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #7,489 for this spelling alone.
Kristi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 79 | #2,375 |
| 2005 | 94 | #2,003 |
| 2004 | 79 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,742 |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,534 |
| 2001 | 134 | #1,410 |
| 2000 | 173 | #1,160 |
| 1999 | 186 | #1,075 |
| 1998 | 258 | #826 |
| 1997 | 320 | #677 |
| 1996 | 404 | #574 |
| 1995 | 441 | #537 |
| 1994 | 572 | #443 |
| 1993 | 652 | #391 |
| 1992 | 916 | #305 |
| 1991 | 918 | #303 |
| 1990 | 1,041 | #269 |
| 1989 | 1,173 | #233 |
| 1988 | 1,235 | #211 |
| 1987 | 1,420 | #195 |
| 1986 | 1,615 | #168 |
| 1985 | 1,754 | #163 |
| 1984 | 1,766 | #159 |
| 1983 | 1,870 | #154 |
| 1982 | 2,143 | #140 |
| 1981 | 2,205 | #129 |
| 1980 | 2,525 | #122 |
| 1979 | 2,800 | #109 |
| 1978 | 2,992 | #98 |
| 1977 | 2,797 | #104 |
| 1976 | 2,519 | #104 |
| 1975 | 2,646 | #109 |
| 1974 | 2,884 | #102 |
| 1973 | 2,846 | #108 |
| 1972 | 3,131 | #102 |
| 1971 | 3,271 | #113 |
| 1970 | 3,149 | #123 |
| 1969 | 2,647 | #128 |
| 1968 | 2,313 | #138 |
| 1967 | 2,011 | #165 |
| 1966 | 1,760 | #185 |
| 1965 | 1,608 | #206 |
| 1964 | 1,669 | #209 |
| 1963 | 1,421 | #232 |
| 1962 | 1,215 | #256 |
| 1961 | 1,205 | #257 |
| 1960 | 1,058 | #278 |
| 1959 | 911 | #302 |
| 1958 | 842 | #318 |
| 1957 | 800 | #322 |
| 1956 | 669 | #338 |
| 1955 | 591 | #357 |
| 1954 | 355 | #468 |
| 1953 | 310 | #493 |
| 1952 | 292 | #490 |
| 1951 | 273 | #496 |
| 1950 | 167 | #658 |
| 1949 | 164 | #645 |
| 1948 | 122 | #776 |
| 1947 | 109 | #837 |
| 1946 | 112 | #776 |
| 1945 | 44 | #1,186 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,454 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,624 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,558 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
Names like Kristi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Robyn Amber Heidi Joni Jessica Nicole Melissa Molly Erin Michelle Marnie
Other spellings of Kristi
Names related to Kristi
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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, “Kristi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristi, updated 20 October 2026.