Given name & surname
Krissie
“follower of Christ”·“one who is friendly”
In English use, Krissie is a diminutive of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.” Krissie is a variant of Krissy. One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Krissie is a diminutive of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.” Krissie is a variant of Krissy. One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krissie is a variant of Krissy. An origin associated with Krissy is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Krissie is a diminutive of Kristina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krissie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 422
- 0 boys · 422 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 31 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 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 475 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 82,575 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Krissie’s family of names
In English usage, Krissie is a diminutive of Kristina. In English usage, Krissie has a related form in Chrissy. Krissie has a related form in Krissy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Krissie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kristy
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Kristin
“follower of Christ”
3% boys · 97% girls
Kristel
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Corie
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
9% boys · 91% girls
Kristine
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Corrie
“from the hollow; of the churning waters” · “referring to a horn”
7% boys · 93% girls
Kristen
“follower of Christ”
6% boys · 94% girls
Carrie
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “from the river”
>99% girls