Christa - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Christa \ch-ris-ta, chr(i)-sta\ is pronounced KRIS-tah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "anointed one, Christian". Latinate short form of Christine and Christina. Probably originated in Germany. Chrysta's spelling may refer to the Greek word for "gold" or "golden".

Christa has 8 variant forms: Christina, Christy, Chryssa, Chrysta, Chrystie, Crista, Crysta and Krysta.

For more information, see also related names Krista and Trista.

Baby names that sound like Christa are Christan, Christi, Chrissta and Christal.

Christa is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Christa. Compare Christa with related baby names.