Christia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tee-a
- Origin
- Greek
Christia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christia mean?
Greek: variant of Christa or Christiana, from Greek christos 'anointed'
“follower of Christ”
Variant of Christa or Christiana, feminine forms of Christian.
Is Christia a girl's or a boy's name?
Christia is a girls' name.
How popular is Christia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Christia in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,224 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
Nicknames for Christia
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Christia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa Cynthia Cassandra Angela Maria Amanda Andrea Sophia Rebecca Samantha Jessica Claudia
Names related to Christia
Christy Christa Christie Chrisette Christi Crista Cristi Chrysta
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Christia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christia, updated 20 October 2026.