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Krista

Krista means "follower of Christ", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1980s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Since 1900, roughly 73,434 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

EtymologyVariant of Christa/Christine
EtymologyMeaning "follower of Christ"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
6
1940s
187
1950s
2,042
1960s
7,080
1970s
19,881
1980s
22,935
1990s
15,219
2000s
4,927
2010s
1,157
Peaked in the 1980s · 73,434 total U.S. births since 1900