Krista
Girl nameKrista has been given to 73,863 babies in the U.S. since 1937. It peaked in 1986.
Meaning & origin
A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
73,863
Peak year
1986 (3,065 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1937
10-year trend
▼ -68%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Krista
Krista Siegfrids
Finnish singer
Krista Allen
American actress
Krista Pärmäkoski
Finnish cross-country skier
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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