How Many People Are Named Chrysta?
An estimated 543 people in the United States have the first name Chrysta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Chrysta peaked in popularity in 1993 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chrysta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chrysta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
543
About 1 in 631,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
26 births
Total Registered
574
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chrysta
Chrysta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 574 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chrysta as a female name
Ranked #14,908 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1993 (26 births)
Chrysta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chrysta span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 197 babies were registered. Chrysta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chrysta by Decade
How has Chrysta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chrysta by State
Chrysta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrysta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chrysta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrysta?
We estimate approximately 543 people named Chrysta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 631,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Chrysta a common name?
Chrysta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 574 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chrysta most popular?
Chrysta reached peak popularity in 1993, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chrysta is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chrysta a female name?
Chrysta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chrysta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chrysta Smith, Chrysta Johnson, Chrysta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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