Given name
Krissi
“one who is friendly”
Krissi is a variant of Krissy. One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krissi is a variant of Krissy. One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krissi is a variant of Krissy. An origin associated with Krissy is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krissi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 346
- 0 boys · 346 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 424 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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