Christa
Meaning
short form of Christina (Christianus, 'a Christian', at the root)
Christa around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Christianus, "a Christian" (Christos, "anointed", at the root), with Christina as its feminine and an entire Nordic branch of spellings
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Christa peaked in the 1970s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
148 people · the #31,373 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 70
Among people named Christa living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Christa
Most people given the name Christa in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Christa you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Christa deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Christa truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Christa fits with your family’s names and surname.
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