Christa

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 1,513 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,843
since 1912

Christa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Christa has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #178, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617—
2024#7,25115—
2023#6,40918—
2022#5,02826—
2021#3,80139—
2020#4,88026—
2019#4,00636—
2018#3,29348—
2017#3,30548—
2016#2,53970—
2015#2,84661—
2014#2,61567—
2013#2,38576—
2012#2,09591—
2011#2,34679—
2010#2,01099—
2009#1,756124—
2008#1,468160—
2007#1,308186—
2006#1,260190—
2005#1,216187—
2004#982242—
2003#896266—
2002#853270—
2001#836274—
2000#781294—
1999#691326—
1998#633366—
1997#561417—
1996#503475—
1995#473522—
1994#454562—
1993#382667—
1992#344756—
1991#383674—
1990#372706—
1989#342745—
1988#272925—
1987#2511,018#6,0896
1986#1781,513#6,7215
1985#343683—
1984#319740—
1983#352640—
1982#360640—
1981#316746—
1980#2521,021—
1979#2381,080—
1978#262892—
1977#277861—
1976#252937—
1975#2441,010#5,4645
1974#269946—
1973#2381,083—
1972#2431,121#4,9865
1971#2371,250#4,3756
1970#2551,213—
1969#363640—
1968#410519—
1967#503353—
1966#526321—
1965#582270—
1964#593280—
1963#604273—
1962#657238—
1961#715210—
1960#761179—
1959#753182—
1958#776166—
1957#812155—
1956#761164—
1955#788148—
1954#921109—
1953#906107—
1952#897106—
1951#99688—
1950#1,08272—
1949#90995—
1948#1,07068—
1947#1,33747—
1946#1,50834—
1945#1,51429—
1944#1,86721—
1943#1,62527—
1942#1,49730—
1941#2,19015—
1940#1,51826—
1939#1,88118—
1938#1,87318—
1937#1,99916—
1936#1,59322—
1935#1,66321—
1934#1,51824—
1933#3,1098—
1932#2,49012—
1931#2,20514—
1930#2,84510—
1929#3,1379—
1928#3,1649—
1927#2,25616—
1926#2,70812—
1925#2,77812—
1924#2,21217—
1923#3,9717—
1922#5,0095—
1921#3,4009—
1920#3,5988—
1919#2,38414—
1918#3,02410—
1917#3,3448—
1916#3,5527—
1915#3,1348—
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1913#2,8276—
1912#2,3607—
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five girls were named Christa! It came in at #2,360, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1914, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Christa is popular in 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNHWashington: #275 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #368 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,195 girlsMNIllinois: #358 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,494 girlsILWisconsin: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,712 girlsWIMichigan: #322 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsMINew York: #352 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsNYMassachusetts: #416 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedRIOregon: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedSDIowa: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsIAIndiana: #293 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsINOhio: #299 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsOHPennsylvania: #318 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsPANew Jersey: #279 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsNJConnecticut: #316 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsCTCalifornia: #417 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,578 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedUTColorado: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #325 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsMOKentucky: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsKYWest Virginia: #289 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsWVVirginia: #292 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,963 girlsVAMaryland: #301 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,928 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDEArizona: #439 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNMKansas: #354 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,388 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedARTennessee: #320 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,337 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #264 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,883 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #320 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,700 girlsDCOklahoma: #252 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsOKLouisiana: #604 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,132 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMSAlabama: #301 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsALGeorgia: #254 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,047 girlsTXFlorida: #574 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,930 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#252 · 1 in 1,281
  2. Georgia#254 · 1 in 1,468
  3. North Carolina#264 · 1 in 1,732
  4. Washington#275 · 1 in 1,520
  5. New Jersey#279 · 1 in 1,710

Best ever in a state: #89 in Vermont, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#252131 in 1,281
Georgia#254261 in 1,468
North Carolina#264231 in 1,732
Washington#275161 in 1,520
New Jersey#279291 in 1,710
West Virginia#28961 in 1,979
Virginia#292171 in 1,963
Indiana#293221 in 1,860
Ohio#299411 in 2,056
Alabama#301141 in 1,868
Maryland#301131 in 1,928
Connecticut#316101 in 2,097
Pennsylvania#318391 in 2,146
Iowa#31991 in 2,263
District of Columbia#32061 in 1,700
Tennessee#320131 in 2,337
Michigan#322311 in 2,313
Missouri#325151 in 2,286
Wisconsin#326121 in 2,712
Kentucky#334101 in 2,468
New York#352601 in 2,316
Kansas#35461 in 2,388
Illinois#358341 in 2,494
Minnesota#36891 in 3,195
Oregon#39151 in 2,757
Colorado#40761 in 2,720
South Carolina#40871 in 2,883
Massachusetts#416101 in 4,226
California#417621 in 2,578
Arizona#43951 in 2,687
Texas#471331 in 3,047
Florida#57491 in 4,930
Louisiana#60461 in 5,132
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Christa
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 705 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #6,546)
  • 1,666 spots since 2020 (#4,880 → #6,546)
  • 3,700 spots since 2015 (#2,846 → #6,546)
  • Biggest jump: 165 spots in 1986 (#343 → #178)
  • Biggest drop: 234 spots in 2005 (#982 → #1,216)
Rise & fade · girls
74 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1986 at #178 (1,513 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1951–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,134
  • Highest: 1 in 1,134 girls born in 1986 were named Christa (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 31.6% of all girls named Christa (10,393) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s60#2,360 (1912)#2,946
1920s104#2,212 (1924)#3,223
1930s163#1,518 (1934)#2,118
1940s392#909 (1949)#1,504
1950s1,297#753 (1959)#869
1960s3,283#363 (1969)#571
1970s10,393#237 (1971)#252
1980s8,671#178 (1986)#299
1990s5,471#344 (1992)#480
2000s2,193#781 (2000)#1,136
2010s675#2,010 (2010)#2,744
2020s141#3,801 (2021)#5,653

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Christa in 1969

girls
#363
640 births · 1 in 2,636 girls

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #363Christa640
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 2,636 of them was named Christa, which outranked 95.8% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christa
  1. #360Angel641
  2. #360Ashley641
  3. #360Daphne641
  4. #363Christa640
  5. #363Lorrie640
  6. #365Darcy639
  7. #366Paulette638
  8. #367Cara636

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1969 →