Given name & surname
Christie
“follower of Christ”·“one who bears Christ inside”
Christie is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.” In English use, Christie is a diminutive of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christie is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.” In English use, Christie is a diminutive of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christie is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions. In English use, Christie is a diminutive of Christopher. An origin associated with Christopher is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Christie is used as an affectionate form of Christine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46,897
- 884 boys · 46,013 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 3,042 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,572 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,572 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,028 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 42,083 as a first name in 2020; 17,609 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.
Christie’s family of names
In English usage, Christie is a diminutive of Christopher. Christie has a related form in Christina. Christie is an affectionate form of Christopher.
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Around the world
Christie has relatives in 7 languages.
14 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Cristyequivalent
- Christinequivalent
- Christiequivalent
- Chrissieequivalent
- KrystynaPolish
- Christienaequivalent
- Крі́стіUkrainian
- Кри́стиRussian
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People named Christie
- Christie BrinkleyAmerican model and actressborn 1954
- Christie PearceAmerican soccer playerborn 1975
- Christie DawesAustralian paralympic athleteborn 1980
- Christie LaingCanadian actressborn 1985
- Christie ClarkAmerican actressborn 1973
- Cina SoulGhanaian musicianborn 1996
- Christie BurkeAmerican actress (born 1994)
- Christie HefnerAmerican businesswomanborn 1952
- Christie BenetAmerican politician, college football player and coach (1879-1951)
Characters named Christie: Christie Monteiro (Tekken), Christie (Dead or Alive).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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