Given name
Krissy
“one who is friendly”
Krissy is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is friendly.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
In English usage, Krissy is a diminutive of Christine. In English usage, Krissy is a diminutive of Christina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krissy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,182
- 0 boys · 2,182 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 202 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,212 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,212 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 202 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,605 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.
Krissy’s family of names
In English usage, Krissy is a diminutive of Christine. In English usage, Krissy has a related form in Chrissy. In English usage, Krissy is a diminutive of Christina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Christinafull form · English
- Christinefull form · English
- Kristinafull form · English
- Kristinefull form · English
- Chrissyvariant · English
- Krissievariant · English
- Krissivariant
- Chrissievariant · English
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Spellings & scripts 1
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Krissy
- Krissy ScurfieldCanadian international rugby union playerborn 2003
- Krissy Wendell-PohlAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1981
- Krissy BadéFrench basketball player (born 1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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