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
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 1,513 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,843since 1912
Christa over time
Rank among girls' names. Christa has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,006 | 36 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,293 | 48 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,305 | 48 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,539 | 70 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,846 | 61 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,615 | 67 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,385 | 76 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,095 | 91 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,346 | 79 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,010 | 99 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,756 | 124 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,468 | 160 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,308 | 186 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,260 | 190 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,216 | 187 | — | |
| 2004 | #982 | 242 | — | |
| 2003 | #896 | 266 | — | |
| 2002 | #853 | 270 | — | |
| 2001 | #836 | 274 | — | |
| 2000 | #781 | 294 | — | |
| 1999 | #691 | 326 | — | |
| 1998 | #633 | 366 | — | |
| 1997 | #561 | 417 | — | |
| 1996 | #503 | 475 | — | |
| 1995 | #473 | 522 | — | |
| 1994 | #454 | 562 | — | |
| 1993 | #382 | 667 | — | |
| 1992 | #344 | 756 | — | |
| 1991 | #383 | 674 | — | |
| 1990 | #372 | 706 | — | |
| 1989 | #342 | 745 | — | |
| 1988 | #272 | 925 | — | |
| 1987 | #251 | 1,018 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #178 | 1,513 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #343 | 683 | — | |
| 1984 | #319 | 740 | — | |
| 1983 | #352 | 640 | — | |
| 1982 | #360 | 640 | — | |
| 1981 | #316 | 746 | — | |
| 1980 | #252 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1979 | #238 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1978 | #262 | 892 | — | |
| 1977 | #277 | 861 | — | |
| 1976 | #252 | 937 | — | |
| 1975 | #244 | 1,010 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #269 | 946 | — | |
| 1973 | #238 | 1,083 | — | |
| 1972 | #243 | 1,121 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #237 | 1,250 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #255 | 1,213 | — | |
| 1969 | #363 | 640 | — | |
| 1968 | #410 | 519 | — | |
| 1967 | #503 | 353 | — | |
| 1966 | #526 | 321 | — | |
| 1965 | #582 | 270 | — | |
| 1964 | #593 | 280 | — | |
| 1963 | #604 | 273 | — | |
| 1962 | #657 | 238 | — | |
| 1961 | #715 | 210 | — | |
| 1960 | #761 | 179 | — | |
| 1959 | #753 | 182 | — | |
| 1958 | #776 | 166 | — | |
| 1957 | #812 | 155 | — | |
| 1956 | #761 | 164 | — | |
| 1955 | #788 | 148 | — | |
| 1954 | #921 | 109 | — | |
| 1953 | #906 | 107 | — | |
| 1952 | #897 | 106 | — | |
| 1951 | #996 | 88 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,082 | 72 | — | |
| 1949 | #909 | 95 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,070 | 68 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,337 | 47 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,508 | 34 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,518 | 26 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | — | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#137 · 1 in 511
- Indiana#159 · 1 in 772
- Maine#171 · 1 in 818
- Oklahoma#175 · 1 in 741
- Ohio#180 · 1 in 954
Best ever in a state: #89 in Vermont, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #137 | 6 | 1 in 511 |
| Indiana | #159 | 48 | 1 in 772 |
| Maine | #171 | 8 | 1 in 818 |
| Oklahoma | #175 | 22 | 1 in 741 |
| Ohio | #180 | 78 | 1 in 954 |
| Michigan | #184 | 62 | 1 in 998 |
| North Carolina | #184 | 39 | 1 in 941 |
| Kentucky | #186 | 26 | 1 in 914 |
| Minnesota | #189 | 23 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Colorado | #191 | 18 | 1 in 874 |
| Maryland | #191 | 23 | 1 in 895 |
| Wisconsin | #191 | 25 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Virginia | #193 | 31 | 1 in 955 |
| Pennsylvania | #194 | 66 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Iowa | #195 | 18 | 1 in 968 |
| South Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 765 |
| New Jersey | #202 | 39 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Georgia | #210 | 35 | 1 in 1,028 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 9 | 1 in 849 |
| West Virginia | #212 | 11 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Utah | #213 | 11 | 1 in 957 |
| Oregon | #219 | 12 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Florida | #221 | 41 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Idaho | #224 | 5 | 1 in 947 |
| Nebraska | #227 | 8 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Mississippi | #231 | 15 | 1 in 1,156 |
| South Carolina | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Connecticut | #234 | 12 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Washington | #242 | 16 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Arkansas | #243 | 11 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Missouri | #249 | 23 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Tennessee | #256 | 19 | 1 in 1,490 |
| California | #270 | 101 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Alabama | #275 | 16 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Illinois | #294 | 45 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Louisiana | #299 | 17 | 1 in 1,560 |
| Massachusetts | #301 | 16 | 1 in 2,139 |
| District of Columbia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,481 |
| New York | #315 | 61 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Kansas | #335 | 6 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Texas | #347 | 49 | 1 in 1,967 |
| Arizona | #394 | 7 | 1 in 2,067 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1986 at #178 (1,513 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1951–2004
- 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%)
- 31.6% of all girls named Christa (10,393) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 60 | #2,360 (1912) | #2,946 |
| 1920s | 104 | #2,212 (1924) | #3,223 |
| 1930s | 163 | #1,518 (1934) | #2,118 |
| 1940s | 392 | #909 (1949) | #1,504 |
| 1950s | 1,297 | #753 (1959) | #869 |
| 1960s | 3,283 | #363 (1969) | #571 |
| 1970s | 10,393 | #237 (1971) | #252 |
| 1980s | 8,671 | #178 (1986) | #299 |
| 1990s | 5,471 | #344 (1992) | #480 |
| 2000s | 2,193 | #781 (2000) | #1,136 |
| 2010s | 675 | #2,010 (2010) | #2,744 |
| 2020s | 141 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,357 of them was named Christa, which outranked 97.5% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 324,322 of them was named Christa, which outranked 13.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 765 names at #4,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.