Meaning & Origin
A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
Christy is a girl's and boy's baby name of Greek origin, a diminutive of Christine or Christina, derived from the Latin Christianus meaning 'follower of Christ,' itself from the Greek Khristos (anointed one).
Christy was a fixture of American girls' naming in the 1960s and 1970s, part of a generation of -y ending names that felt fresh and informal. Supermodel Christy Turlington was perhaps the name's defining face in the late 1980s and 1990s. It has a warm, approachable quality — never trying too hard, always reliably likable.