Given name & surname
Christi
“follower of Christ”
Christi is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christi is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christi is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,932
- 22 boys · 20,910 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 940 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 940 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,328 as a first name in 2020; 247 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christi’s family of names
Christi has a related form in Christina. In Greek usage, Christi as a surname is a transliteration of Χρήστη. In Greek usage, Christi as a surname is a transliteration of Χρίστη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christi
- CJ DaughertyBritish writerborn 1974
- Christi ThomasAmerican basketball player (born 1982)
- Christi WolfAmerican bodybuilder and professional wrestler (born 1966)
- Christi CraddickMember of the Texas Railroad Commission; lawyerborn 1970
- Christi ShakeAmerican actor and playboy playmateborn 1980
- Christi WarnerNamibian musician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Christi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Christy
“follower of Christ” · “one who bears Christ inside”
1% boys · 99% girls
Cristy
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Kristi
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>99% girls
Kristy
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Misty
“covered with dew; of the mists”
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Chasity
“having purity; a woman of innocence”
>99% girls
Christa
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Marti
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18% boys · 82% girls