Cristi

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A few things about Cristi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cristi

Cristi Puiu

Romanian film director and screenwriter

Choose Cristi and your child shares a first name with Cristi Puiu, a Romanian film director and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cristi, like who?” Cristi Puiu's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Cristi, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cristi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCristi first shows up in US birth records in 1948, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 77 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1973, when it ranked #824. Today it's #14,942, so it could be due a comeback.

About the name Cristi

Cristi is a girl name of English origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-sti”. US birth records list Cristi for girls from 1948 to 2025, in 65 of those 78 years. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked #824 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

Origin:English names