Kristy is a girl's name of English origin meaning “follower of Christ.” In 2024 it was given to 27 girls in the United States.
Kristy belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “follower of Christ” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kristy first appears in Social Security records in 1941. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #51 in 1978, and in 2024 27 babies received the name — 70,496 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kristy means “follower of Christ” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kristy is a girl name. In 2024, 27 babies received the name in the US.
Kristy comes from the English & American tradition.
Kristy first appears in US records in 1941. Its best-ever ranking was #51 in 1978, and 27 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kristy is pronounced /ˈkɹɪsti/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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