Girls' name · since 1946
Chrysta
574 babies named Chrysta in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
574 girls have been named Chrysta since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrysta has been recorded 574 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2015.
- #10,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 574 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrysta ranks #10,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 574 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chrysta's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chrysta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrysta's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrysta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2015
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Chrysta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (197 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Chrysta's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Chrysta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 197 births (34% of all-time use).
How Chrysta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chrysta's total volume
Chrysta by state
Where Chrysta concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.7% |
27 of 574 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chrysta's data
- Chrysta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chrystas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrysta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chrysta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.