Krysta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ta
- Origin
- Greek
Krysta 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 Krysta mean?
Greek: spelling of Krista, short for Kristina
“follower of Christ”
A Y-spelling of Krista, the Scandinavian and German short form of Kristina.
Is Krysta a girl's or a boy's name?
Krysta is a girls' name.
How popular is Krysta in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 girls.
Krysta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Krysta 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 419 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Krysta in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krysta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3,658 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,726 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 77 | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 87 | #2,206 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,837 |
| 2004 | 121 | #1,607 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1,497 |
| 2002 | 136 | #1,410 |
| 2001 | 139 | #1,367 |
| 2000 | 137 | #1,361 |
| 1999 | 160 | #1,197 |
| 1998 | 186 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 195 | #996 |
| 1996 | 210 | #927 |
| 1995 | 266 | #760 |
| 1994 | 277 | #747 |
| 1993 | 419 | #568 |
| 1992 | 325 | #675 |
| 1991 | 264 | #778 |
| 1990 | 296 | #706 |
| 1989 | 278 | #712 |
| 1988 | 343 | #589 |
| 1987 | 307 | #625 |
| 1986 | 292 | #632 |
| 1985 | 245 | #708 |
| 1984 | 184 | #838 |
| 1983 | 161 | #926 |
| 1982 | 151 | #981 |
| 1981 | 108 | #1,209 |
| 1980 | 86 | #1,419 |
| 1979 | 85 | #1,431 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,729 |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,952 |
| 1976 | 28 | #2,727 |
| 1975 | 36 | #2,278 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 22 | #2,976 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 33 | #2,307 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Krysta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Lara, Alexandra, Jasmine, Kayla, Chloe, Francesca, Melissa, Amber, Zoe, Katie, Tessa
Names related to Krysta
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie
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, “Krysta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/krysta, updated 20 October 2026.