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Christa

/ˈkɹɪstə/ · 100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Christa has been given to about 32,870 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪstə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 31,203
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Christa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 1,518
  • Born in 202517
  • All time32,870

How popular is Christa?

Its best year was 1986, when 1,518 babies were given the name, ranking 178th. The typical living American called Christa is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Christa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Crista0.81
  2. Christal0.81
  3. Krista0.79
  4. Trista0.79
  5. Christina0.72
  6. Christy0.72
  7. Christi0.72
  8. Chrystal0.71

Middle names for Christa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Christa Josephine0.84
  2. Christa Rose0.83
  3. Christa Louise0.83
  4. Christa June0.82
  5. Christa Pearl0.82
  6. Christa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Christa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.92
  2. Meredithsister · 0.91
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.90
  4. Damonbrother · 0.88
  5. Shanebrother · 0.88
  6. Erikbrother · 0.87

Where Christa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Christa White0.78
    2. Christa Reyes0.78
    3. Christa Nguyen0.78
    4. Christa Moore0.78
    5. Christa Lee0.78
    6. Christa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Christa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.