Chrysta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ta
- Origin
- Greek
Chrysta 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 Chrysta mean?
Greek: spelling of Krysta, itself a spelling of Krista, short for Kristina
“follower of Christ”
A Y-spelling of Krista, the Scandinavian and German short form of Kristina.
Meaning borrowed from Krysta.
Is Chrysta a girl's or a boy's name?
Chrysta is a girls' name.
How popular is Chrysta in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Chrysta in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chrysta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Names like Chrysta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Christina Tessa Sara Amanda Melissa Samantha Cassandra Lara Kayla Jenna Chloe Chelsea
Names related to Chrysta
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Chrysta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chrysta, updated 20 October 2026.