Girls' name · since 1947
Crista
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 4,246 babies named Crista, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,246
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
4,246 girls have been named Crista since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Crista has 4,246 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2019.
- #2,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,246 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crista ranks #2,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,246 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,246
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Crista's 4,246 recorded births place it above 96.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Crista's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crista splits its recorded history at 1983: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crista popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Crista by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,242 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Crista's strongest decade.
1,242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Crista births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 156
1950s
156 births
- 1960s 421
1960s
421 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,242 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,159 births
- 1990s
1990s
728 births
- 2000s 400
2000s
400 births
- 2010s 128
2010s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,242 births (29% of all-time use).
How Crista 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 Crista's total volume
Crista by state
Where Crista concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 476 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 344 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 157 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 143 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 134 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 122 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 70 | 1.6% |
476 of 4,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Crista appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Crista's data
- Crista's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,242 total births); usage has since declined to 128 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristas (476 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crista: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1947–2019 (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 Crista 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.