Krista
#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #7,422
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 3,054 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 73,715since 1937
Krista over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #3,645 | 41 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,560 | 30 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,073 | 53 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,682 | 62 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,651 | 65 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,387 | 76 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,144 | 89 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,033 | 97 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,677 | 127 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,746 | 119 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,529 | 143 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,307 | 180 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,276 | 186 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,110 | 222 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,024 | 255 | — | |
| 2008 | #890 | 312 | — | |
| 2007 | #807 | 355 | — | |
| 2006 | #695 | 408 | — | |
| 2005 | #590 | 482 | — | |
| 2004 | #541 | 528 | — | |
| 2003 | #440 | 680 | — | |
| 2002 | #474 | 595 | — | |
| 2001 | #449 | 621 | — | |
| 2000 | #408 | 695 | — | |
| 1999 | #366 | 806 | — | |
| 1998 | #317 | 944 | — | |
| 1997 | #268 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1996 | #221 | 1,312 | — | |
| 1995 | #202 | 1,467 | — | |
| 1994 | #182 | 1,627 | — | |
| 1993 | #166 | 1,896 | — | |
| 1992 | #150 | 2,028 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #155 | 1,911 | — | |
| 1990 | #145 | 2,144 | — | |
| 1989 | #137 | 2,224 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #112 | 2,566 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #108 | 2,550 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #93 | 3,054 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #134 | 2,183 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #133 | 2,170 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #142 | 2,043 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #173 | 1,695 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #153 | 1,848 | — | |
| 1980 | #121 | 2,531 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #130 | 2,212 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #156 | 1,733 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #155 | 1,762 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #162 | 1,593 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #159 | 1,695 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #152 | 1,808 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #143 | 1,954 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #142 | 2,049 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #134 | 2,412 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #136 | 2,589 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #227 | 1,321 | — | |
| 1968 | #256 | 1,049 | — | |
| 1967 | #291 | 863 | — | |
| 1966 | #300 | 846 | — | |
| 1965 | #328 | 752 | — | |
| 1964 | #390 | 613 | — | |
| 1963 | #421 | 527 | — | |
| 1962 | #457 | 447 | — | |
| 1961 | #527 | 344 | — | |
| 1960 | #550 | 314 | — | |
| 1959 | #562 | 302 | — | |
| 1958 | #636 | 239 | — | |
| 1957 | #631 | 238 | — | |
| 1956 | #615 | 241 | — | |
| 1955 | #592 | 241 | — | |
| 1954 | #619 | 216 | — | |
| 1953 | #688 | 172 | — | |
| 1952 | #717 | 154 | — | |
| 1951 | #779 | 129 | — | |
| 1950 | #827 | 111 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,548 | 36 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,510 | 39 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,678 | 28 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
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| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Krista! It came in at #3,800, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1938–1942, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Krista is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#52 · 1 in 220
- Minnesota#52 · 1 in 248
- Idaho#59 · 1 in 256
- Washington#61 · 1 in 313
- Utah#78 · 1 in 357
Best ever in a state: #41 in Vermont, 1975.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #52 | 112 | 1 in 248 |
| North Dakota | #52 | 21 | 1 in 220 |
| Idaho | #59 | 27 | 1 in 256 |
| Washington | #61 | 81 | 1 in 313 |
| Utah | #78 | 45 | 1 in 357 |
| Indiana | #80 | 92 | 1 in 394 |
| Colorado | #83 | 52 | 1 in 359 |
| Oklahoma | #90 | 44 | 1 in 421 |
| Missouri | #91 | 73 | 1 in 442 |
| Ohio | #93 | 154 | 1 in 468 |
| Wisconsin | #95 | 68 | 1 in 450 |
| Wyoming | #95 | 8 | 1 in 358 |
| Nevada | #98 | 10 | 1 in 372 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 34 | 1 in 432 |
| Kansas | #99 | 33 | 1 in 436 |
| Pennsylvania | #99 | 144 | 1 in 475 |
| Vermont | #99 | 7 | 1 in 353 |
| Iowa | #102 | 42 | 1 in 469 |
| Oregon | #103 | 35 | 1 in 480 |
| Montana | #105 | 11 | 1 in 425 |
| Maryland | #108 | 41 | 1 in 475 |
| Michigan | #120 | 98 | 1 in 608 |
| South Dakota | #123 | 9 | 1 in 522 |
| Nebraska | #128 | 17 | 1 in 606 |
| West Virginia | #132 | 19 | 1 in 641 |
| Delaware | #141 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| New Hampshire | #146 | 7 | 1 in 688 |
| New Jersey | #151 | 50 | 1 in 744 |
| Illinois | #157 | 91 | 1 in 821 |
| New York | #157 | 122 | 1 in 811 |
| Florida | #160 | 58 | 1 in 808 |
| Kentucky | #164 | 30 | 1 in 816 |
| Arkansas | #172 | 16 | 1 in 810 |
| California | #174 | 190 | 1 in 860 |
| Maine | #175 | 7 | 1 in 870 |
| Massachusetts | #177 | 32 | 1 in 958 |
| Georgia | #184 | 35 | 1 in 960 |
| Tennessee | #185 | 30 | 1 in 949 |
| Arizona | #188 | 22 | 1 in 812 |
| Virginia | #189 | 29 | 1 in 1,006 |
| North Carolina | #203 | 32 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Texas | #214 | 105 | 1 in 1,058 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 9 | 1 in 963 |
| Alabama | #266 | 16 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Louisiana | #277 | 20 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Mississippi | #307 | 10 | 1 in 1,559 |
| South Carolina | #451 | 6 | 1 in 2,874 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 Krista
- 915 spots since 2024 (#4,560 → #3,645)
- 963 spots since 2020 (#2,682 → #3,645)
- 1,968 spots since 2015 (#1,677 → #3,645)
- Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1950 (#1,121 → #827)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2009 (#890 → #1,024)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1986 at #93 (3,054 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1986
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1950–2008
- Highest: 1 in 562 girls born in 1986 were named Krista (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 39,202 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 31.0% of all girls named Krista (22,864) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | #3,800 (1937) | #3,800 |
| 1940s | 187 | #1,121 (1949) | #2,574 |
| 1950s | 2,043 | #562 (1959) | #667 |
| 1960s | 7,076 | #227 (1969) | #375 |
| 1970s | 19,807 | #130 (1979) | #147 |
| 1980s | 22,864 | #93 (1986) | #131 |
| 1990s | 15,213 | #145 (1990) | #217 |
| 2000s | 4,931 | #408 (2000) | #632 |
| 2010s | 1,304 | #1,110 (2010) | #1,786 |
| 2020s | 284 | #2,682 (2020) | #3,414 |
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.
Krista in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 726 of them was named Krista, which outranked 98.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 344,307 of them was named Krista, which outranked 14.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,015 names at #6,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.