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Christie

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1970s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

diminutive of Christine, Christina, Christopher and other names beginning with Christ

The story

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Christie around the world

One shared root links 18 names across 6 languages.

Shared root: from Latin Christianus, "a Christian" (Christos, "anointed", at the root), with Christina as its feminine and an entire Nordic branch of spellings

The constellation

ChristieEnglish · diminutiveChristianEnglishChristineFrenchCristinaSpanishKristinaScandinavianKristineScandinavianKristinScandinavianKristenScandinavianKirstenDanishCristianSpanish

More branches

ChristinaEnglish · feminine formChristianaEnglish · related formChristaGerman · short formKristaGerman · variantChristyEnglish · diminutiveKristiEnglish · variantKristyEnglish · variantKristianScandinavian · variant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Christie peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

215 people · the #24,146 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 36

1970s1980s1990s

Among people named Christie living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Christie

Most people given the name Christie in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Christie you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Christie

Charlie Frankie Allie Ella Jenny Margot

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