Name meaning & stats
Krista
Krista means “follower of Christ” (Ancient Greek origin). 73,857 US babies since 1940, peak 1986.
What it means
“follower of Christ”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1986
73,857 US babies were named Krista between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Krista (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 85% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1986)