Girls' name · peaked in 1986
Krista name popularity since 1925
73,863 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Krista. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Krista is about 43 years old in 2026. Krista peaked in 1986 as the #93 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,863
- Named Krista, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,679 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 73,715 girls · 148 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 1.88× its national share
Peak year is the year Krista made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Krista births per year, 1925–2025
1986 was the biggest year for Krista both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Krista became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 2,350 baby girls to 1 in 675.
- Steepest fall: Between 2003 and 2008, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 2,690 to 1 in 6,060.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Krista's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Krista.
Decade by decade
Babies named Krista in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 187 | 0 | #3,527 |
| 1950s | 2,043 | 0 | #593 |
| 1960s | 7,076 | 0 | #328 |
| 1970s | 19,807 | 71 | #159 |
| 1980s | 22,864 | 71 | #134 |
| 1990s | 15,213 | 6 | #202 |
| 2000s | 4,931 | 0 | #590 |
| 2010s | 1,304 | 0 | #1,681 |
| 2020–25 | 284 | 0 | #3,679 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.4% of babies named Krista from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Krista is most popular
The index compares Krista's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Krista.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1.88× | 2,468 |
| Montana | 1.59× | 335 |
| Idaho | 1.58× | 452 |
| Oregon | 1.56× | 1,056 |
| North Dakota | 1.55× | 352 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Krista and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Krista (this page) | 73,715 | 1986 |
| Krysta | 6,566 | 1993 |
| Crista | 4,246 | 1971 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Krista's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Krista.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Krista (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data