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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Christa has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
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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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#209 · 1 in 960
- South Carolina#269 · 1 in 1,355
- West Virginia#271 · 1 in 1,520
- Kentucky#283 · 1 in 1,785
- Nebraska#322 · 1 in 1,631
Best ever in a state: #89 in Vermont, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #209 | 5 | 1 in 960 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 12 | 1 in 1,355 |
| West Virginia | #271 | 5 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Kentucky | #283 | 11 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Nebraska | #322 | 5 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Tennessee | #328 | 14 | 1 in 2,115 |
| Pennsylvania | #344 | 28 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Colorado | #362 | 11 | 1 in 1,907 |
| Washington | #363 | 15 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Utah | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,904 |
| North Carolina | #376 | 17 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Mississippi | #379 | 6 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Indiana | #380 | 14 | 1 in 2,350 |
| Michigan | #383 | 21 | 1 in 2,478 |
| Connecticut | #404 | 6 | 1 in 2,718 |
| Louisiana | #424 | 9 | 1 in 2,394 |
| Texas | #437 | 55 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Florida | #439 | 27 | 1 in 2,694 |
| Missouri | #442 | 10 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Oklahoma | #481 | 6 | 1 in 2,662 |
| Virginia | #483 | 10 | 1 in 3,414 |
| New Jersey | #490 | 13 | 1 in 3,256 |
| Maryland | #496 | 8 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Wisconsin | #504 | 7 | 1 in 3,628 |
| Ohio | #520 | 16 | 1 in 3,883 |
| Georgia | #543 | 11 | 1 in 3,773 |
| New York | #576 | 27 | 1 in 3,864 |
| Massachusetts | #580 | 7 | 1 in 4,600 |
| Alabama | #618 | 5 | 1 in 4,113 |
| California | #763 | 41 | 1 in 5,604 |
| Illinois | #1,071 | 8 | 1 in 8,931 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1996
girls
#503
475 births · 1 in 3,691 girls
Top girls' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 3,691 of them was named Christa, which outranked 96.8% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).