—2024 rank
1986peak year
32,728babies named Christa since 1880
▼ 58%5-year trend
Christa popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Christa mean?
A German diminutive of Christina, from Latin Christiana, meaning a Christian, ultimately Greek christos, anointed; remembered for Christa McAuliffe.
OriginGerman
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Christa
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Famous Christas
- Christa McAuliffe, teacher
Spellings & variants
KristaChristina
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