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Christa

KRIS-tah

Popularity

#7293

falling

Letters

7

Syllables

2

Origin

Greek

Total Births

32,851

Peak Year

#1,518 in 1986

First Recorded

1912

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Christa is a feminine form of Christian, meaning "follower of Christ" in Greek.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Christa McAuliffe

    American teacher and astronaut who died in Challenger disaster

  • Christa Miller

    American actress best known for Scrubs and Cougar Town

Nicknames

Spelling Variations

Personality Traits

kindcompassionateintelligentoptimistic

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