Crista
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ta
- Origin
- Greek
Crista 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 Crista mean?
Greek: spelling of Christa, a short form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Christa, a German short form of Christina.
Is Crista a girl's or a boy's name?
Crista is a girls' name.
How popular is Crista in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 175 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Crista in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Crista in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,704 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 62 | #2,453 |
| 1999 | 59 | #2,435 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,886 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 64 | #2,096 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,967 |
| 1993 | 96 | #1,588 |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,684 |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,622 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 110 | #1,370 |
| 1988 | 123 | #1,216 |
| 1987 | 100 | #1,362 |
| 1986 | 171 | #929 |
| 1985 | 126 | #1,138 |
| 1984 | 108 | #1,205 |
| 1983 | 92 | #1,311 |
| 1982 | 100 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 107 | #1,220 |
| 1980 | 122 | #1,117 |
| 1979 | 126 | #1,085 |
| 1978 | 99 | #1,248 |
| 1977 | 91 | #1,286 |
| 1976 | 117 | #1,047 |
| 1975 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1974 | 116 | #1,033 |
| 1973 | 128 | #943 |
| 1972 | 145 | #877 |
| 1971 | 175 | #802 |
| 1970 | 135 | #940 |
| 1969 | 73 | #1,325 |
| 1968 | 77 | #1,244 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,732 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,882 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 33 | #2,070 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,786 |
| 1962 | 27 | #2,311 |
| 1961 | 26 | #2,358 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,245 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,321 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,047 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
Names like Crista
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Angela Cassandra Melissa Christina Angel Lara Tessa Ana Ariana Angelica Amanda Maria
Names related to Crista
Krista Christy Christa Cristy Christi Christia Cristi Crysta
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Crista: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/crista, updated 20 October 2026.