Christa
Christa is a female given name, a diminutive of Christine.
Meaning & Origin of Christa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christa is a female given name, a diminutive of Christine.
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The Story of Christa
Christa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 1,513 Christas were born — ranking #178 that year. As of 2026, Christa ranks #7,694 for baby girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-56%). In total, more than 33K Christas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Christa
Christa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Christa's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #178. Use the chart and map above to compare Christa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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