Kristy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Kristy is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Kristy mean?
Greek: pet form of Kristina, Kristen and similar names
“follower of Christ”
A diminutive of Kristina and Kristen; in Scotland the related Kirsty is the traditional pet form of Christina.
Is Kristy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kristy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristy 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.
Kristy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 29 | #854 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 42 | #657 |
| 1997 | 48 | #606 |
| 1996 | 45 | #598 |
How popular is Kristy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,098th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Kristy, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,221st. Its busiest year was 1978, with 5,332 girls. It first appears in the records in 1941.
Half of all the girls named Kristy in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 115 girls in the US were given Kristy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #5,098 for this spelling alone.
Kristy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3,221 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,787 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,798 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 79 | #2,323 |
| 2013 | 88 | #2,137 |
| 2012 | 91 | #2,095 |
| 2011 | 69 | #2,588 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,838 |
| 2008 | 143 | #1,589 |
| 2007 | 158 | #1,475 |
| 2006 | 149 | #1,480 |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,343 |
| 2004 | 167 | #1,277 |
| 2003 | 191 | #1,137 |
| 2002 | 215 | #1,011 |
| 2001 | 207 | #1,036 |
| 2000 | 269 | #832 |
| 1999 | 264 | #820 |
| 1998 | 305 | #722 |
| 1997 | 338 | #653 |
| 1996 | 485 | #493 |
| 1995 | 512 | #485 |
| 1994 | 586 | #429 |
| 1993 | 687 | #370 |
| 1992 | 838 | #325 |
| 1991 | 988 | #281 |
| 1990 | 1,133 | #248 |
| 1989 | 1,219 | #225 |
| 1988 | 1,280 | #205 |
| 1987 | 1,513 | #181 |
| 1986 | 1,787 | #158 |
| 1985 | 2,022 | #145 |
| 1984 | 2,159 | #135 |
| 1983 | 2,242 | #133 |
| 1982 | 2,842 | #104 |
| 1981 | 3,263 | #94 |
| 1980 | 4,059 | #78 |
| 1979 | 4,880 | #56 |
| 1978 | 5,332 | #51 |
| 1977 | 4,045 | #68 |
| 1976 | 2,327 | #113 |
| 1975 | 1,920 | #141 |
| 1974 | 2,090 | #133 |
| 1973 | 1,891 | #147 |
| 1972 | 1,837 | #158 |
| 1971 | 1,822 | #171 |
| 1970 | 1,632 | #197 |
| 1969 | 1,372 | #220 |
| 1968 | 1,062 | #254 |
| 1967 | 835 | #300 |
| 1966 | 800 | #312 |
| 1965 | 780 | #323 |
| 1964 | 823 | #332 |
| 1963 | 741 | #348 |
| 1962 | 559 | #413 |
| 1961 | 581 | #404 |
| 1960 | 535 | #417 |
| 1959 | 491 | #431 |
| 1958 | 505 | #414 |
| 1957 | 405 | #470 |
| 1956 | 369 | #483 |
| 1955 | 300 | #529 |
| 1954 | 268 | #542 |
| 1953 | 278 | #513 |
| 1952 | 332 | #463 |
| 1951 | 173 | #663 |
| 1950 | 109 | #841 |
| 1949 | 85 | #969 |
| 1948 | 60 | #1,156 |
| 1947 | 73 | #1,037 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,148 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
Names like Kristy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly, Molly, Amy, Emily, Penny, Amber, Jessica, Robyn, Jasmine, Erin, Nicole, Zoe
Other spellings of Kristy
Names related to Kristy
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, 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, “Kristy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristy, updated 20 October 2026.