Is Krista a boy or girl name?
Krista is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 0 boys were named Krista, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 73,823 US babies named Krista were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,600
- Babies named Krista since 1937
- 73,823
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 3,065 babies
Boys and girls named Krista, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,042 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 7,076 | 100% |
| 1970s | 71 | 19,809 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 71 | 22,864 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 6 | 15,213 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,931 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,304 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 243 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,600 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,300 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,272 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,697 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,669 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,396 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,152 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,047 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,681 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,752 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,536 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,311 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,278 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,111 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,024 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 312 | #890 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 355 | #810 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 408 | #696 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 482 | #590 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 528 | #542 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 680 | #441 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 595 | #474 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 621 | #449 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 695 | #408 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 806 | #366 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 944 | #318 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #269 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #221 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,467 | #202 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,627 | #182 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,896 | #166 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,006 | 2,028 | #150 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,911 | #155 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 2,144 | #145 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,622 | 2,224 | #137 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,965 | 2,566 | #112 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,775 | 2,550 | #108 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,011 | 3,054 | #93 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,201 | 2,183 | #134 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,396 | 2,170 | #133 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,027 | 2,043 | #142 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,344 | 1,695 | #173 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 1,848 | #153 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,254 | 2,531 | #121 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,589 | 2,213 | #130 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,024 | 1,733 | #156 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,409 | 1,763 | #155 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,704 | 1,593 | #162 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,937 | 1,695 | #159 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,027 | 1,808 | #152 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,516 | 1,954 | #143 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,920 | 2,049 | #142 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,320 | 2,412 | #134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,067 | 2,589 | #136 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,321 | #227 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,049 | #257 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 863 | #291 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 846 | #300 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 752 | #328 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 613 | #390 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 527 | #421 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 447 | #460 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 344 | #528 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 314 | #551 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 302 | #562 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 238 | #637 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 238 | #632 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 241 | #615 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 241 | #593 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 216 | #619 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 172 | #691 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 154 | #719 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 129 | #783 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 111 | #828 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,129 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,558 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,517 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,695 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,527 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,915 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,045 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Krista reached #2,920 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #93 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 Krista
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.