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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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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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 1990

  • 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: #167 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 829 girlsNHWashington: #283 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsWAIdaho: #241 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #227 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsMNIllinois: #572 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsILWisconsin: #316 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsWIMichigan: #338 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsMINew York: #527 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,699 girlsNYMassachusetts: #328 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedRIOregon: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,356 girlsORNevada: #283 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,380 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedSDIowa: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsIAIndiana: #284 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsINOhio: #298 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,085 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,269 girlsPANew Jersey: #302 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsNJConnecticut: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsCTCalifornia: #628 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 4,604 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedUTColorado: #321 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCONebraska: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsNEMissouri: #210 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsMOKentucky: #326 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,360 girlsKYWest Virginia: #237 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsWVVirginia: #525 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,198 girlsVAMaryland: #273 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNMKansas: #216 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsKSArkansas: #255 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsARTennessee: #237 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #189 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsOKLouisiana: #622 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,230 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMSAlabama: #351 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsALGeorgia: #209 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedHITexas: #407 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,548 girlsTXFlorida: #379 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,553 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#167 · 1 in 829
  2. North Carolina#189 · 1 in 1,104
  3. Georgia#209 · 1 in 1,255
  4. Missouri#210 · 1 in 1,217
  5. Kansas#216 · 1 in 1,163

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#16781 in 829
North Carolina#189371 in 1,104
Georgia#209341 in 1,255
Missouri#210271 in 1,217
Kansas#216121 in 1,163
Minnesota#227191 in 1,470
Tennessee#237201 in 1,510
West Virginia#23761 in 1,465
Idaho#24151 in 1,071
Arkansas#25591 in 1,403
Nebraska#26961 in 1,531
Maryland#273161 in 1,773
Oklahoma#278111 in 1,587
Nevada#28351 in 1,380
Washington#283191 in 1,627
Indiana#284181 in 1,954
South Carolina#288111 in 1,821
Connecticut#294101 in 1,910
Ohio#298341 in 2,085
New Jersey#302251 in 1,919
Iowa#30581 in 1,997
Wisconsin#316131 in 2,256
Colorado#321111 in 1,888
Kentucky#32691 in 2,360
Pennsylvania#327321 in 2,269
Massachusetts#328181 in 2,152
Michigan#338261 in 2,403
Alabama#351101 in 2,248
Florida#379311 in 2,553
Arizona#397121 in 2,188
Texas#407541 in 2,548
Oregon#52451 in 3,356
Virginia#52591 in 4,198
New York#527331 in 3,699
Illinois#572181 in 4,362
Louisiana#62261 in 4,230
California#628571 in 4,604
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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 1990

girls
#372
706 births · 1 in 2,689 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #372Christa706
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,689 of them was named Christa, which outranked 97.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christa
  1. #369Alana720
  2. #370Suzanne716
  3. #371Yvonne713
  4. #372Christa706
  5. #373Chasity704
  6. #374Johanna699
  7. #375Joy697
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →