How Many People Are Named Krista?
people named Krista are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,856 people in the US has this name
Based on 73,863 babies named Krista in Social Security records from 1937 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,065 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of KRISTINA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Krista in English. Counting Krista and these spellings together, about 101,180 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Krista (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Krista alive today is about 42 years old, and 79% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Krista first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 1986, to 3,065 babies. In 2025, 41 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Krista never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #93, in 1986, and it was in the top 100 in 1986. In 2025 it ranked #3,678.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,678 |
| Best rank | #93 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1986 to 1986) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #127 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Krista alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Krista were born in California than in any other state: about 6,787 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Krista was given 1.9 times as often in Minnesota, 1.8 times in Montana and 1.8 times in North Dakota.
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