Over the past 110 years, 29 270 girls have been named Christa. The name Christa ranks 727th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Christa in 1936. The peak of popularity of the name Christa came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.