Girl · Greek, through German and Scandinavian
Krista
Say it: KRIS-tuh
Meaning
A form of Christa, a short form of Christina, ultimately from Greek christos 'anointed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in the US from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 73,645 babies given this name since 1937
- At its height in 1986, about 1 in 562 girls
- 60 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Christa, Crista
| German | Christa |
|---|---|
| Finnish | Krista |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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