Christa is an established variant of Christy that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.
Christa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,598 for girl births in the United States (and #11,454 across all names), given to 17 babies. Christa was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1986 (1,513 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,598 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,322 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #6,475 | — |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #5,053 | — |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #3,817 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #4,913 | — |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #4,027 | — |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | #3,301 | — |
| 2017 | 48 | 48 | #3,316 | — |
| 2016 | 70 | 70 | #2,543 | — |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | #2,858 | — |
| 2014 | 67 | 67 | #2,621 | — |
| 2013 | 76 | 76 | #2,388 | — |
| 2012 | 91 | 91 | #2,103 | — |
| 2011 | 79 | 79 | #2,354 | — |
| 2010 | 99 | 99 | #2,013 | — |
| 2009 | 124 | 124 | #1,760 | — |
| 2008 | 160 | 160 | #1,471 | — |
| 2007 | 186 | 186 | #1,310 | — |
| 2006 | 190 | 190 | #1,262 | — |
| 2005 | 187 | 187 | #1,219 | — |
| 2004 | 242 | 242 | #983 | — |
| 2003 | 266 | 266 | #896 | — |
| 2002 | 270 | 270 | #853 | — |
| 2001 | 274 | 274 | #836 | — |
| 2000 | 294 | 294 | #781 | — |
| 1999 | 326 | 326 | #692 | — |
| 1998 | 366 | 366 | #633 | — |
| 1997 | 417 | — | #561 | — |
| 1996 | 475 | — | #503 | — |
| 1995 | 522 | — | #473 | — |
| 1994 | 562 | — | #454 | — |
| 1993 | 667 | — | #382 | — |
| 1992 | 756 | — | #344 | — |
| 1991 | 674 | — | #383 | — |
| 1990 | 706 | — | #372 | — |
| 1989 | 745 | — | #342 | — |
| 1988 | 925 | — | #272 | — |
| 1987 | 1,024 | — | #251 | #6,227 |
| 1986 | 1,518 | — | #178 | #6,904 |
| 1985 | 683 | — | #343 | — |
| 1984 | 740 | — | #319 | — |
| 1983 | 640 | — | #353 | — |
| 1982 | 640 | — | #360 | — |
| 1981 | 746 | — | #317 | — |
| 1980 | 1,021 | — | #252 | — |
| 1979 | 1,080 | — | #238 | — |
| 1978 | 892 | — | #262 | — |
| 1977 | 861 | — | #277 | — |
| 1976 | 937 | — | #252 | — |
| 1975 | 1,015 | — | #244 | #5,605 |
| 1974 | 946 | — | #269 | — |
| 1973 | 1,083 | — | #238 | — |
| 1972 | 1,126 | — | #243 | #5,102 |
| 1971 | 1,256 | — | #237 | #4,474 |
| 1970 | 1,213 | — | #255 | — |
| 1969 | 640 | — | #363 | — |
| 1968 | 519 | — | #410 | — |
| 1967 | 353 | — | #503 | — |
| 1966 | 321 | — | #526 | — |
| 1965 | 270 | — | #582 | — |
| 1964 | 280 | — | #593 | — |
| 1963 | 273 | — | #605 | — |
| 1962 | 238 | — | #658 | — |
| 1961 | 210 | — | #715 | — |
| 1960 | 179 | — | #761 | — |
| 1959 | 182 | — | #753 | — |
| 1958 | 166 | — | #776 | — |
| 1957 | 155 | — | #812 | — |
| 1956 | 164 | — | #761 | — |
| 1955 | 148 | — | #790 | — |
| 1954 | 109 | — | #923 | — |
| 1953 | 107 | — | #908 | — |
| 1952 | 106 | — | #899 | — |
| 1951 | 88 | — | #998 | — |
| 1950 | 72 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1949 | 95 | — | #909 | — |
| 1948 | 68 | — | #1,072 | — |
| 1947 | 47 | — | #1,338 | — |
| 1946 | 34 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1945 | 29 | — | #1,518 | — |
| 1944 | 21 | — | #1,873 | — |
| 1943 | 27 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #2,199 | — |
| 1940 | 26 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1939 | 18 | — | #1,890 | — |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,883 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,012 | — |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #1,671 | — |
| 1934 | 24 | — | #1,524 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,157 | — |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,520 | — |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,217 | — |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,882 | — |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,183 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,209 | — |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,729 | — |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,807 | — |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #2,226 | — |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #4,041 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,142 | — |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,456 | — |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,674 | — |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,404 | — |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #3,065 | — |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,400 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,609 | — |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,183 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,886 | — |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,420 | — |