Girls' name · since 1937
Krista
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 73,715 babies named Krista, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 73,715
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Krista is the #3663 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 73,715 recorded since 1937.
Krista has 73,715 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3663 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 73,715 born since 1937
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krista ranks #464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 73,715 born since 1937, peaking in the 1980s.
- #464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 73,715
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krista's 73,715 recorded births place it above 99.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Krista compares
73,715 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Krista's all-time total is 196x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krista | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73,715 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,054 | 21 | 19,840 |
Krista's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krista's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 3,054, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krista popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 3,054
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Krista popularity over time - boys
148 total births recorded since 1970 (Krista as boys' name)
Krista by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22,864 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Krista's strongest decade.
22,864 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Krista births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 187
1940s
187 births
- 1950s 2,043
1950s
2,043 births
- 1960s 7,076
1960s
7,076 births
- 1970s
1970s
19,807 births
- 1980s
1980s
22,864 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,213 births
- 2000s 4,931
2000s
4,931 births
- 2010s 1,304
2010s
1,304 births
- 2020s 284
2020s
284 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22,864 births (31% of all-time use).
How Krista 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 Krista's total volume
Krista by state
Where Krista concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,118 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 4,827 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 4,617 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,277 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 4,205 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,245 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 3,145 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 2,560 | 3.5% |
7,118 of 73,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Krista appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Krista's data
- Krista's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22,864 total births); usage has since declined to 284 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristas (7,118 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krista: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Krista 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.