Kristi

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Kristi

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Kristi is an English and Scottish diminutive for Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, or Kristine, all Scandinavian (or Germanic) forms of Christiana, the feminine form of Christian, an English vocabulary word for someone belonging to the Christian religion.

History:
Krista and its variants were first noticeable in the latter half of the 20th century, about the time that Kristina and its variants were popular.
Please see Kristen, Kristin, or Kristine, or Christiana for more information.

Pronunciation: criss-tee.

Alternates: Krista, Kristee, Kristy, Kristie.

Famous Bearers:
Sports Stars:
Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-)
American Olympic figure skater.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.055 % named Kristi
0.048 % named Kristy
0.040 % named Krista
0.027 % named Kristie

Popularity of Kristi:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 962nd most popular.
1950-1960: 399th most popular.
1960-1970: 212th most popular.
1970-1980: 98th most popular.
1980-1990: 158th most popular.
1990: 279th most popular.
1991: 317th most popular.
1992: 312th most popular.
1993: 404th most popular.
1994: 454th most popular.
1995: 550th most popular.
1996: 583rd most popular.
1997: 677th most popular.
1998: 810th most popular.
1999: N/A