Meaning and history
Christi is an English feminine diminutive of Christina or Christine. Both belong to the Christian name family, ultimately from Greek Christianos, meaning “a Christian” or “follower of Christ.” It can also function as a spelling variant of Christy. The name’s religious meaning comes through the full forms rather than a separate root. Notable bearers include American politician Christi Craddick and American actor Christi Haydon-Wilson.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 26 births, rank #5,233
2007: 28 births, rank #5,097
2008: 18 births, rank #7,073
2009: 22 births, rank #6,091
20102010: 14 births, rank #8,271
2011: 12 births, rank #9,150
2012: 9 births, rank #11,257
2013: 10 births, rank #10,235
2014: 14 births, rank #8,053
20152015: 17 births, rank #6,977
2016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: 6 births, rank #13,793
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 10 births, rank #9,546
2021: 6 births, rank #13,464
2022: 7 births, rank #12,243
2023: 6 births, rank #13,462
20242024: 7 births, rank #12,161
Christi moved from #803 to #867 for girls between 1988 and 1989. Its highest annual birth count came in 1974, with 940 births.