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Krista

Girl Ancient Greek #3300 in 2023

Krista is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Krista

A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from Christa.

Popularity of Krista

Popularity, 1937–2023

49 births in 2023

1937 2023

73,645 U.S. births recorded from 1937–2023.

Peak year

1986

3,054 babies

First recorded

1937

86 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.