Given name
Krysia
“follower of Christ”
Krysia is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krysia is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krysia is a diminutive of Krystyna. Krystyna comes from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krysia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 10 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 10 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 206 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.
Krysia’s family of names
In Polish usage, Krysia is a diminutive of Krystyna. Krysia has a related form in Kristina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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