Christie vs William

How Christie and William compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

Open Name Tournament

Meaning: Resolute Protector: Will. For A Long Time After The Norman Conquest In A.D. 1066 Many English Boys Were Given Some Form Of William The Conquer's Name. William. The Firstborn Son Of Prince Charles Is Named William.

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Christie (girls) vs William (boys), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric	Christie	William
Peak year (most US births)	1975 — 3,028 girls	1947 — 67,001 boys
Peak rank	#96	#4
Most recent rank (1975)	#96 (3,028 births)	#9 (10,545 births)
Total US births since 1880	3,028	4,199,549
Last 10 years (1966–1975)	3,028	127,126

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, William reached 67,001 US births in 1947 — 63,973 more than Christie's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Christie — top 5 states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	New York	#806	55
2	New Jersey	#900	29

William — top 5 states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Alabama	#1	3,254
2	South Carolina	#2	2,682
3	Mississippi	#2	1,586
4	Tennessee	#2	4,126
5	Georgia	#2	5,159

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →