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Chrysta

KRIS-tuh (English)

  • Origin Upper Sorbian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 589

Chrysta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Chrysta is a name of Upper Sorbian origin.
  • Peaked in 1993, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1946.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Chrysta Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s.

197
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Chrysta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 6
1950s 0
1960s 11
1970s 108
1980s 151
1990s 197
2000s 85
2010s 16

How Popular Is Chrysta?

In 2015, Chrysta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Chrysta Is Used

France #4,337 5 in 2002
United States #14,992 6 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Chrysta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Chrysta

  • English KRIS-tuh

Sibling Names for Chrysta

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Chrysta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Chrysta

How popular is the name Chrysta?

In 2015, Chrysta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Chrysta a girl's or a boy's name?

Chrysta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chrysta?

Chrysta has 2 syllables.

When was Chrysta most popular?

Chrysta peaked in 1993, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.