Krista Girl
How popular is Krista?
#3,644 girl name in 2025
41 baby girls were named Krista in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
70,739living people named Krista (est.)
42median age of people named Krista
73,863babies named Krista since 1880
1 in 80,862US babies born in 2025
Krista popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,644 for girls (▲ 914 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,677 in 2015, #2,682 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1986 (3,054 girls) |
| Highest rank | #93 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1937 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Krista is most popular
Babies named Krista per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Krista by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1940s | 187 | #1,120 |
| 1950s | 2,043 | #562 |
| 1960s | 7,076 | #227 |
| 1970s | 19,807 | #130 |
| 1980s | 22,864 | #93 |
| 1990s | 15,213 | #145 |
| 2000s | 4,931 | #408 |
| 2010s | 1,304 | #1,110 |
| 2020s | 284 | #2,682 |
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Questions
- Is Krista a boy or girl name?
- Krista is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Krista were girls.
- How popular is the name Krista?
- 41 baby girls were named Krista in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
- When was Krista most popular?
- Krista peaked in 1986, when 3,054 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #93 in 1986.
- How many people are named Krista?
- 73,863 babies have been named Krista in the US since 1880. We estimate about 70,739 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
- Where is Krista most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Krista was most common in Indiana, at 0.2 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.