Christa

Where Christa comes from

Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa.
— Wiktionary's entry for Christa
  • Ancient Greek
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,360 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1929
    Christa Wolf born
    German novelist and essayist
  3. 1948
    Christa McAuliffe born
    American educator and astronaut
  4. 1986
    Peak, #178
    1,513 babies named Christa — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1989
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #342.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Christa Wolf · German novelist and essayist, 1929–2011
  • Christa McAuliffe · American educator and astronaut, 1948–1986
  • Christa Ludwig · German mezzo-soprano, 1928–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.