The baby name Christa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1936 to 2021. It was most popular in 1986 with 1,882 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Christa has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1948 | 21 |
| 1949 | 36 |
| 1950 | 19 |
| 1951 | 64 |
| 1952 | 60 |
| 1953 | 72 |
| 1954 | 90 |
| 1955 | 142 |
| 1956 | 150 |
| 1957 | 128 |
| 1958 | 139 |
| 1959 | 172 |
| 1960 | 131 |
| 1961 | 185 |
| 1962 | 140 |
| 1963 | 291 |
| 1964 | 254 |
| 1965 | 257 |
| 1966 | 336 |
| 1967 | 377 |
| 1968 | 567 |
| 1969 | 726 |
| 1970 | 1,378 |
| 1971 | 1,515 |
| 1972 | 1,312 |
| 1973 | 1,248 |
| 1974 | 1,158 |
| 1975 | 1,225 |
| 1976 | 1,066 |
| 1977 | 999 |
| 1978 | 1,027 |
| 1979 | 1,273 |
| 1980 | 1,161 |
| 1981 | 803 |
| 1982 | 709 |
| 1983 | 693 |
| 1984 | 825 |
| 1985 | 847 |
| 1986 | 1,882 |
| 1987 | 1,270 |
| 1988 | 1,136 |
| 1989 | 920 |
| 1990 | 785 |
| 1991 | 864 |
| 1992 | 807 |
| 1993 | 725 |
| 1994 | 628 |
| 1995 | 505 |
| 1996 | 506 |
| 1997 | 470 |
| 1998 | 374 |
| 1999 | 329 |
| 2000 | 240 |
| 2001 | 270 |
| 2002 | 157 |
| 2003 | 209 |
| 2004 | 248 |
| 2005 | 166 |
| 2006 | 182 |
| 2007 | 169 |
| 2008 | 170 |
| 2009 | 54 |
| 2010 | 54 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 |