How Many People Are Named Crista?
An estimated 3,897 people in the United States have the first name Crista. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Crista peaked in popularity in 1971 with 175 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Crista 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 Crista paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,897
About 1 in 87,953 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1971
175 births
Total Registered
4,241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Crista
Crista is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,241 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Crista as a female name
Ranked #10,669 in 2019
9 female births in 2019
Peak: 1971 (175 births)
Crista: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Crista span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,242 babies were registered. Crista has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Crista by Decade
How has Crista 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.
Crista by State
Birth registrations for Crista span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Utah, Tennessee, New Mexico. On average, about 71 Cristas were registered per state.
Crista + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Crista as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Crista
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Crista: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crista?
We estimate approximately 3,897 people named Crista 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 87,953 Americans share this first name.
Is Crista a common name?
Crista is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Crista most popular?
Crista reached peak popularity in 1971, when 175 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Crista is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Crista a female name?
Crista is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Crista Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Crista Smith, Crista Johnson, Crista 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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