Christy
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of christ; a form of christine.
Christy by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Christy. In the US, 88 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,168 babies in 1975, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Christy
Forms of Christy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Christy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Christafollower of christ; a form of Christina46 in the US (2017)
- Chrissybearer of Christ; diminutive of Christine36 in the US (2017)
- Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)
- Christifollower of christ; a form of Christine7 in the US (2017)
- Christyn13 in the US (2017)
- Charitycharity; virtue name from virtue of Christian charity192 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Christy
Names that are said the same way as Christy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kristyfollower of Christ; a form of Christine47 in the US (2017)
- Christiea diminutive of Christine or Christopher meaning anointed one or christ-bearer34 in the US (2017)
- Kristifollower of christ; a form of kristina or christine26 in the US (2017)
- Kristiefollower of christ; a form of christine21 in the US (2017)
- Cristifollower of christ; a form of Christy
- Cristiefollower of christ; a form of Christy
Other names that mean Christ
Like Christy, 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 Christy
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