Chrissy

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bearer of Christ; diminutive of Christine.

Babies a year
36
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Chrissy by the numbers

Chrissy was given to 36 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 559 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Christine

Like Chrissy, each of these traces back to Christine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Kristinefollower of christ; a form of Christine70 in the US (2017)
  • Kristinfollower of Christ; a form of Christine65 in the US (2017)
  • Kristyfollower of Christ; a form of Christine47 in the US (2017)
  • Christenanointed one, Christian; a form of Christine42 in the US (2017)
  • Christiea diminutive of Christine or Christopher meaning anointed one or christ-bearer34 in the US (2017)
  • Christellefollower of christ; french form of Christine25 in the US (2017)
  • Cristinefollower of Christ; a form of Christine8 in the US (2017)
  • Christifollower of christ; a form of Christine7 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chrissy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Christyfollower of christ; a form of christine88 in the US (2017)
  • Crissyfollower of christ; a form of Christy
  • Carissagrace; beloved129 in the US (2017)
  • Christafollower of christ; a form of Christina46 in the US (2017)
  • Charissagrace, kindness, charity5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Chrissy

Names that are said the same way as Chrissy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Krissyfollower of christ; diminutive of Kristina10 in the US (2017)
  • Chrissiebearer of christ; a form of Christine7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean Christ

Like Chrissy, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
  • Christinefollower of Christ; feminine of Christian346 in the US (2017)
  • Kristinafollower of Christ; a form of Christina268 in the US (2017)
  • Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
  • Kristenfollower of Christ; a form of Christine234 in the US (2017)
  • Cristinafollower of christ; form of Christina209 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Chrissy

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