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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • 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: #184 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 949 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 896 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #201 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsILWisconsin: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,380 girlsWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsMINew York: #322 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsNYMassachusetts: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,268 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedRIOregon: #276 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,473 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: #179 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 947 girlsIAIndiana: #214 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsINOhio: #200 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsOHPennsylvania: #188 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsPANew Jersey: #259 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsNJConnecticut: #267 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsCTCalifornia: #318 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsCAUtah: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsUTColorado: #247 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsNEMissouri: #232 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsMOKentucky: #214 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsWVVirginia: #313 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsVAMaryland: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsMDDelaware: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 465 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedNMKansas: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsKSArkansas: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsARTennessee: #259 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #266 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #136 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 651 girlsOKLouisiana: #430 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,544 girlsLAMississippi: #444 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsMSAlabama: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,917 girlsALGeorgia: #337 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Christa, so not publishedHITexas: #427 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsTXFlorida: #274 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#122 · 1 in 465
  2. Oklahoma#136 · 1 in 651
  3. Iowa#179 · 1 in 947
  4. Washington#184 · 1 in 949
  5. Pennsylvania#188 · 1 in 1,037

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#12261 in 465
Oklahoma#136261 in 651
Iowa#179201 in 947
Washington#184241 in 949
Pennsylvania#188641 in 1,037
Ohio#200621 in 1,131
Minnesota#201211 in 1,232
West Virginia#206121 in 1,028
Idaho#20771 in 896
Indiana#214291 in 1,215
Kentucky#214221 in 1,118
Wisconsin#220211 in 1,380
Arkansas#222121 in 1,083
Missouri#232231 in 1,347
Colorado#247131 in 1,313
Michigan#247381 in 1,503
New Jersey#259251 in 1,468
Tennessee#259201 in 1,402
Utah#259101 in 1,470
North Carolina#266221 in 1,503
Connecticut#26791 in 1,583
Florida#274281 in 1,543
Nebraska#27661 in 1,676
Oregon#276101 in 1,473
Kansas#27981 in 1,690
Maryland#297111 in 1,678
Virginia#313141 in 2,014
California#318871 in 1,719
New York#322531 in 1,922
Alabama#326121 in 1,917
Georgia#337171 in 1,932
Illinois#361321 in 2,260
Massachusetts#38691 in 3,268
Texas#427381 in 2,644
Louisiana#430111 in 2,544
Mississippi#44461 in 2,635
South Carolina#44561 in 2,923
Alaska
Arizona
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
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
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 1977

girls
#277
861 births · 1 in 1,781 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #277Christa861
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,781 of them was named Christa, which outranked 97.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christa
  1. #274Elaine864
  2. #275Juanita863
  3. #276Beverly862
  4. #277Christa861
  5. #278Alice858
  6. #279Penny856
  7. #280Marsha855
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. 1,746Shawnte#2,486#740
  2. 1,077Jacklyn#2,060#983
  3. 775Talia#1,482#707
  4. 605Haley#1,047#442
  5. 576Raven#1,154#578
Fallers
  1. 1,033Liberty#543#1,576
  2. 464Luciana#545#1,009
  3. 441Danyel#999#1,440
  4. 428Chaka#897#1,325
  5. 322Catina#861#1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977