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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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
1914
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 1964

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,652 girlsMNIllinois: #609 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,552 girlsILWisconsin: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,921 girlsWIMichigan: #710 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,163 girlsMINew York: #563 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,952 girlsNYMassachusetts: #434 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,577 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedRIOregon: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,743 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: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedIAIndiana: #451 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,685 girlsINOhio: #454 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,699 girlsOHPennsylvania: #567 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,694 girlsPANew Jersey: #553 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,324 girlsNJConnecticut: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,036 girlsCTCalifornia: #581 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,371 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,940 girlsMOKentucky: #538 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,960 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedWVVirginia: #619 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,968 girlsVAMaryland: #339 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNMKansas: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,435 girlsKSArkansas: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedALGeorgia: #478 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,387 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedHITexas: #791 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,022 girlsTXFlorida: #666 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,859 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#339 · 1 in 2,505
  2. Oregon#399 · 1 in 2,743
  3. Kansas#417 · 1 in 3,435
  4. Connecticut#418 · 1 in 4,036
  5. Massachusetts#434 · 1 in 5,577

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#339121 in 2,505
Oregon#39951 in 2,743
Kansas#41751 in 3,435
Connecticut#41861 in 4,036
Massachusetts#43491 in 5,577
Arkansas#43651 in 3,481
Indiana#451101 in 4,685
Ohio#454201 in 4,699
Minnesota#46261 in 5,652
Missouri#47781 in 4,940
Georgia#478101 in 4,387
Wisconsin#52351 in 7,921
Kentucky#53851 in 5,960
New Jersey#55391 in 6,324
New York#563271 in 5,952
Pennsylvania#567131 in 7,694
California#581321 in 5,371
Illinois#609131 in 7,552
Virginia#61951 in 7,968
Florida#66671 in 6,859
Michigan#71071 in 11,163
Texas#791131 in 8,022
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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 1964

girls
#593
280 births · 1 in 6,767 girls

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #593Christa280
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 6,767 of them was named Christa, which outranked 92.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christa
  1. #590Elsa282
  2. #590Pamala282
  3. #592Deidra281
  4. #593Christa280
  5. #594Robert279
  6. #595Agnes278
  7. #595Harriet278
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. 4,987Anjanette#5,891#904
  2. 2,403Deneen#2,619#216
  3. 2,162Denine#3,066#904
  4. 1,303Daneen#2,211#908
  5. 1,137Kecia#1,754#617
Fallers
  1. 341Leisha#993#1,334
  2. 320Cary#973#1,293
  3. 317Lisha#929#1,246
  4. 281Cecile#973#1,254
  5. 276Alexis#790#1,066

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

See the top 100 for 1964