The baby name Krista appears in baby name data for the United States from 1947 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 3,662 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Krista has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1949 | 29 |
| 1950 | 65 |
| 1951 | 109 |
| 1952 | 122 |
| 1953 | 168 |
| 1954 | 224 |
| 1955 | 240 |
| 1956 | 266 |
| 1957 | 221 |
| 1958 | 226 |
| 1959 | 365 |
| 1960 | 377 |
| 1961 | 388 |
| 1962 | 472 |
| 1963 | 546 |
| 1964 | 699 |
| 1965 | 881 |
| 1966 | 950 |
| 1967 | 1,011 |
| 1968 | 1,227 |
| 1969 | 1,561 |
| 1970 | 2,976 |
| 1971 | 2,980 |
| 1972 | 2,436 |
| 1973 | 2,322 |
| 1974 | 2,143 |
| 1975 | 2,058 |
| 1976 | 1,848 |
| 1977 | 2,168 |
| 1978 | 2,124 |
| 1979 | 2,689 |
| 1980 | 2,934 |
| 1981 | 2,086 |
| 1982 | 1,897 |
| 1983 | 2,311 |
| 1984 | 2,426 |
| 1985 | 2,492 |
| 1986 | 3,662 |
| 1987 | 3,198 |
| 1988 | 3,095 |
| 1989 | 2,780 |
| 1990 | 2,424 |
| 1991 | 2,464 |
| 1992 | 2,269 |
| 1993 | 2,077 |
| 1994 | 1,901 |
| 1995 | 1,666 |
| 1996 | 1,479 |
| 1997 | 1,231 |
| 1998 | 1,126 |
| 1999 | 806 |
| 2000 | 674 |
| 2001 | 598 |
| 2002 | 540 |
| 2003 | 714 |
| 2004 | 666 |
| 2005 | 616 |
| 2006 | 418 |
| 2007 | 391 |
| 2008 | 303 |
| 2009 | 207 |
| 2010 | 178 |
| 2011 | 156 |
| 2012 | 97 |
| 2013 | 81 |
| 2014 | 67 |
| 2015 | 109 |
| 2016 | 61 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 5 |