Crista
Meaning
“Short form of Christina/Christa, from Greek Christos, anointed.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Crista has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
293 people · the #19,363 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 65
Among people named Crista living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Crista
Most people given the name Crista in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Crista 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 Crista deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Crista 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 Crista fits with your family’s names and surname.
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