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Krista

girl name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s/1990s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

short form of Kristina

The story

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Krista across languages

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

The constellation

KristaGerman · variantChristianEnglishChristineFrenchCristinaSpanishKristinaScandinavianKristineScandinavianKristinScandinavianKristenScandinavianKirstenDanishCristianSpanish

More branches

ChristinaEnglish · feminine formChristianaEnglish · related formChristaGerman · short formChristyEnglish · diminutiveChristieEnglish · diminutiveKristiEnglish · variantKristyEnglish · variantKristianScandinavian · variant

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How popular is Krista around the world?

In the United States, 284 babies were named Krista between 2020 and 2025.

Krista is on the official records of the United States, Mexico City and Spain.

United States

1 in 77,000

In the United States, 284 babies were named Krista between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Krista peaked in the 1980s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Mexico City City

1 in 120,000

In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Krista in 2022.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Spain

1 in 1.8M

In Spain, 25 residents are named Krista, ranked 25,867th among women, with a mean age of 40.8 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

last on record 2022

Krista is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Austria

last on record 2023

Krista is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Canada

last on record 2023

Krista is not on the 2024 record for Canada, where names under 5 in a year are excluded at source.

peak 19922024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

last on record 2019

Krista is not on the 2025 record for England and Wales, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.

peak 19972025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Ireland

last on record 1978

Krista is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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New Zealand

last on record 1991

Krista is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

1970peak 19882025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Scotland

last on record 2014

Krista is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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South Australia

last on record 2015

Krista is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Not on the record in Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Krista

Most people given the name Krista in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Krista 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.

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