Crista
Girl name · English · German · Italian · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #802 in 1971
0 babies were named Crista in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1947–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCrista first shows up in US birth records in 1947, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 78 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1971, when it reached #802.
About the name Crista
Crista is a girl name of English, German and Italian origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-sta”. US birth records list Crista for girls from 1947 to 2019, in 71 of those 73 years. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked #802 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesGerman namesItalian namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.3 | 441,176 girls |
| 1950s | 8.0 | 124,844 girls |
| 1960s | 24 | 42,052 girls |
| 1970s | 80 | 12,463 girls |
| 1980s | 68 | 14,813 girls |
| 1990s | 40 | 24,826 girls |
| 2000s | 22 | 45,977 girls |
| 2010s | 7.3 | 137,741 girls |
More English girl names
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- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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- Girl name: Lucy · light
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
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Questions about the name Crista
What is the origin of the name Crista?
Crista has English, German, Italian, Spanish roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Crista a boy or girl name?
Crista is a girl name.
How popular is the name Crista?
Crista is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #802 in 1971.