Krista
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of christ.
Babies a year
89
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Krista by the numbers
Krista was given to 89 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 3,054 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Krista. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kristyfollower of Christ; a form of Christine47 in the US (2017)
- Kristalclear ice or crystal; a variant of Crystal32 in the US (2017)
- Kristifollower of christ; a form of kristina or christine26 in the US (2017)
- Kristanfollower of christ; a spelling variant of Kristen or Christian16 in the US (2017)
- Krystafollower of christ; variant of Crysta10 in the US (2017)
- Krisha24 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Krista
Names that are said the same way as Krista, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean Christ
Like Krista, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
- Christinefollower of Christ; feminine of Christian346 in the US (2017)
- Kristinafollower of Christ; a form of Christina268 in the US (2017)
- Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
- Kristenfollower of Christ; a form of Christine234 in the US (2017)
- Cristinafollower of christ; form of Christina209 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Krista
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