Girls' name · since 1987

Kristara

Kristara has 35 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

35
total births
1987–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

35 girls have been named Kristara since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristara has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1991.

  • 35 total births
  • 1987–1991 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kristara's 35 recorded births place it above 46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kristara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kristara's full recorded timeline at 1989, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kristara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4681012 19871988198919901991 6

Kristara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1980s was Kristara's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Kristara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristara?
35 babies have been named Kristara since 1987. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Kristara most popular?
Kristara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kristara been used?
Records for Kristara go back to 1987, giving 5 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Kristara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kristara's data

  • Kristara's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1987–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kristara: Baby Name Since 1987 - 35 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kristara 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 July 2026.