Christa Girl

How popular is Christa?

#6,545 girl name in 2025

17 baby girls were named Christa in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.

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30,988living people named Christa (est.)
45median age of people named Christa
32,870babies named Christa since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025

Christa popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#6,545 for girls (▲ 702 from 2024)
Babies in 202517 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-72% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,846 in 2015, #4,878 in 2020
Peak year1986 (1,513 girls)
Highest rank#178 in 1986
First recorded1912
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Christa is most popular

Babies named Christa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Christa by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s60#2,359
1920s104#2,211
1930s163#1,518
1940s392#908
1950s1,297#753
1960s3,283#363
1970s10,393#237
1980s8,671#178
1990s5,471#344
2000s2,193#781
2010s675#2,010
2020s141#3,800

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Questions

Is Christa a boy or girl name?
Christa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Christa were girls.
How popular is the name Christa?
17 baby girls were named Christa in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
When was Christa most popular?
Christa peaked in 1986, when 1,513 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #178 in 1986.
How many people are named Christa?
32,870 babies have been named Christa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 30,988 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
Where is Christa most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Christa was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.