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I think it needs to be a nickname. It sounds way too dated to be a stand alone name. Kristina is my favorite of the bunch, but I like Christina better.

It looks odd to me because Kirsty was fairly common here - top 100 in England and Wales from 1970-90, probably more common in Scotland - but I've never met or seen a Kristy, or a Christy, which I vaguely associate with old Irish men and the surname Christie.

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I prefer Kirsty, it sounds less like crispy.

My stepsister's name is Christiana, and she has gone by Christi her whole life. Given how long I've known her (about 16 years), it's my instinctual spelling of Christi.

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But as it is, I'm not overly fond of any Chris- / Kris- name, so I wouldn't personally use any of them.

I'm a bit bias but I absolutely hate it. It's the given nn my family has used since birth. My full name is Kristina, spelling they use is Kristi. I've always hated it. During the worst years, my family refused to stop using it which probably didn't help my feelings. While I live with it now, I still hate it. I guess I do like Kristi better than Kristy. And the one thing I've always loved about my name is the K spelling. The Ch- never made sense to me.

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I typically think "e" ending is nny and not to be used as a full name. A full name also offers more possibilities if your daughter does hate it as much as I do. But I know a Christina "Christy" who is around my age and never disliked her name. I also grew up with about 7 Kristina, Kristen, Krista in my class and that doesn't include the boys. I know that's not the case these days but it's certainly overkill for a name I have never cared for. I would petty much rather see any other name being used.

I would say Kristina and Christina are the nicest names of the full forms. I think that Kristy is more of a nickname to me.

I see it more as a nickname. Same with the similar 'Krissy\Chrissy' as what my sister, Kristina sometimes goes by.

Kristi, nickname only. I've always liked Kristi / Christie, because I have a cousin named that. My favorite full forms are Kristen, Kirsten, and Krista / Christa.

I don't like any form of Kristy enough to use it. I don't think it can stand alone.

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Fot Christy, which I much prefer, I would use Christina as the full name.

I don't really like Kristy or any of its spellings. I much prefer Christina or Krista on their own, and if I wanted Kristi (that's how I'd spell it, I think) I would just use it and skip the middle step.
It's pretty dated to the seventies.