Christy

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Christy

Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
1. Christy is a Scottish diminutive for Christopher.
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2. Christy is an English diminutive for Christine, Christina, or Christiana.

History:
Christy began in Scotland as a nickname for Christopher. When Christine and Christina began becoming popular, Christy spread as a variant of them.

Pronunciation: kris-tee.

Alternates: Christie.

Alternates (feminine): Christi, Christa.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.077 % named Christy
0.034 % named Christie
0.023 % named Christa
0.017 % named Christi

Popularity of Christie, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 749th most popular.
1950-1960: 456th most popular.
1960-1970: 371st most popular.
1970-1980: 161st most popular.
1980-1990: 251st most popular.
1990: 443rd most popular.
1991: 529th most popular.
1992: 536th most popular.
1993: 616th most popular.
1994: 675th most popular.
1995: 768th most popular.
1996: 902nd most popular.
1997: 867th most popular.
1998: N/A

Popularity of Christy, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 759th most popular.
1950-1960: 314th most popular.
1960-1970: 222nd most popular.
1970-1980: 71st most popular.
1990: 299th most popular.
1991: 344th most popular.
1992: 371st most popular.
1993: 428th most popular.
1994: 398th most popular.
1995: 451st most popular.
1996: 462nd most popular.
1997: 569th most popular.
1998: 630th most popular.
1999: 677th most popular.
2000: 670th most popular.
2001: 780th most popular.
2002: 822nd most popular.

Popularity of Christa, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 849th most popular.
1960-1970: 535th most popular.
1970-1980: 259th most popular.
1980-1990: 289th most popular.
1990: 394th most popular.
1991: 401st most popular.
1992: 361st most popular.
1993: 397th most popular.
1994: 474th most popular.
1995: 487th most popular.
1996: 511th most popular.
1997: 568th most popular.
1998: 685th most popular.
1999: 714th most popular.
2000: 795th most popular.
2001: 845th most popular.
2002: 873rd most popular.

Popularity of Christi, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 686th most popular.
1960-1970: 450th most popular.
1970-1980: 307th most popular.
1980-1990: 535th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A