Is Christa a boy or girl name?
Christa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Christa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 32,851 US babies named Christa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,293
- Babies named Christa since 1912
- 32,851
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 1,518 babies
Boys and girls named Christa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,297 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,283 | 100% |
| 1970s | 16 | 10,393 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 11 | 8,671 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,471 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,193 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,293 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,468 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,051 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,812 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,042 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,027 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,300 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,543 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,894 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,621 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,388 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,353 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,471 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,310 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,262 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,219 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 242 | #983 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 266 | #896 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 270 | #853 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 274 | #836 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 294 | #781 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 326 | #692 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 366 | #633 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 417 | #561 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 475 | #503 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 522 | #473 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 562 | #454 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 667 | #382 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 756 | #344 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 674 | #383 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 706 | #372 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 745 | #342 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 925 | #272 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,227 | 1,018 | #251 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,906 | 1,513 | #178 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 683 | #343 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 740 | #319 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 640 | #353 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 640 | #360 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 746 | #317 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #252 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 1,080 | #238 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 892 | #262 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 861 | #277 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 937 | #252 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,605 | 1,010 | #245 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 946 | #269 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,083 | #238 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,102 | 1,121 | #243 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,474 | 1,250 | #238 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #255 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 640 | #363 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 519 | #410 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 353 | #503 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 321 | #526 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 270 | #582 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 280 | #593 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 273 | #605 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 238 | #658 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 210 | #715 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 179 | #761 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 182 | #753 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 166 | #776 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 155 | #812 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 164 | #761 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 148 | #791 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 109 | #923 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 107 | #908 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 106 | #899 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 88 | #998 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,084 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 95 | #909 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,072 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,338 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,513 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,518 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,874 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,630 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,501 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,199 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,525 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,890 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,012 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,600 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,670 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,524 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,520 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,217 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,882 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,183 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,209 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,273 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,729 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,807 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,226 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,041 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,142 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,456 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,674 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,404 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,065 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,400 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,609 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,183 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,886 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,420 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Christa reached #4,474 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #178 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Christa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.