Name meaning & stats
Kristi
Kristi means “follower of Christ”. 76,622 US babies since 1940, peak 1971.
What it means
“follower of Christ”
Well documented
A short form of Christina.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1971
76,622 US babies were named Kristi between 1940 and 2025. Kristi is often a nickname, so many people called Kristi are registered under a longer name.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kristi (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 38% of the family
- Kristi 38%
- Kristy 35%
- Kristie 19%
- Cristy 4%
- Cristi 2%
- Cristie 1%
- Krysti <1%
- Krystie <1%
- Khristy <1%
- Khristi <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1971)