Christa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Christa is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Christa mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Christa a girl's or a boy's name?
Christa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Christa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Christa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Christa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Christa, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 1986, with 1,513 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Christa in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were given Christa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,374, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
- Krista 41
- Christa 17
Christa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6,404 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 36 | #4,005 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3,305 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,539 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 76 | #2,385 |
| 2012 | 91 | #2,095 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2010 | 99 | #2,010 |
| 2009 | 124 | #1,756 |
| 2008 | 160 | #1,468 |
| 2007 | 186 | #1,308 |
| 2006 | 190 | #1,260 |
| 2005 | 187 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 242 | #982 |
| 2003 | 266 | #896 |
| 2002 | 270 | #853 |
| 2001 | 274 | #836 |
| 2000 | 294 | #781 |
| 1999 | 326 | #690 |
| 1998 | 366 | #633 |
| 1997 | 417 | #561 |
| 1996 | 475 | #503 |
| 1995 | 522 | #473 |
| 1994 | 562 | #454 |
| 1993 | 667 | #382 |
| 1992 | 756 | #344 |
| 1991 | 674 | #383 |
| 1990 | 706 | #372 |
| 1989 | 745 | #342 |
| 1988 | 925 | #272 |
| 1987 | 1,018 | #251 |
| 1986 | 1,513 | #178 |
| 1985 | 683 | #343 |
| 1984 | 740 | #319 |
| 1983 | 640 | #352 |
| 1982 | 640 | #360 |
| 1981 | 746 | #316 |
| 1980 | 1,021 | #252 |
| 1979 | 1,080 | #238 |
| 1978 | 892 | #262 |
| 1977 | 861 | #277 |
| 1976 | 937 | #252 |
| 1975 | 1,010 | #244 |
| 1974 | 946 | #269 |
| 1973 | 1,083 | #238 |
| 1972 | 1,121 | #243 |
| 1971 | 1,250 | #237 |
| 1970 | 1,213 | #255 |
| 1969 | 640 | #363 |
| 1968 | 519 | #410 |
| 1967 | 353 | #503 |
| 1966 | 321 | #526 |
| 1965 | 270 | #582 |
| 1964 | 280 | #593 |
| 1963 | 273 | #604 |
| 1962 | 238 | #657 |
| 1961 | 210 | #715 |
| 1960 | 179 | #761 |
| 1959 | 182 | #753 |
| 1958 | 166 | #775 |
| 1957 | 155 | #811 |
| 1956 | 164 | #760 |
| 1955 | 148 | #787 |
| 1954 | 109 | #920 |
| 1953 | 107 | #905 |
| 1952 | 106 | #896 |
| 1951 | 88 | #995 |
| 1950 | 72 | #1,081 |
| 1949 | 95 | #908 |
| 1948 | 68 | #1,069 |
| 1947 | 47 | #1,336 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,507 |
| 1945 | 29 | #1,513 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,866 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,624 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,497 |
| 1941 | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,518 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,999 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,663 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,255 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,707 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,211 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
Names like Christa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Lara, Alexandra, Melissa, Francesca, Cara, Holly, Amber, Cassandra, Chloe, Jasmine, Erin
Other spellings of Christa
Names related to Christa
Christy, Christie, Christi, Cristy, Chrisette, Christia, Crista, Cristi
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Christa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christa, updated 20 October 2026.