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Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Christa

KRIS-tə · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Follower of Christ, short form of Christina
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · Christian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#7293
2024 births15
Peak year1986
First appeared1912
Total US births32,824
1986 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ChrisKristi
Alternate spellings
KristaChristah
In other languages
Christa (German)Krista (Czech)

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Notable people named Christa

Christa McAuliffe (educator/astronaut)
Christa Päffgen (Nico)
Christa Ackroyd (journalist)
Christa Wolf (author)