Christa
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Christa (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 411 |
| 2000 | 410 |
| 2001 | 415 |
| 2002 | 411 |
| 2003 | 410 |
| 2004 | 413 |
| 2005 | 410 |
| 2006 | 407 |
| 2007 | 417 |
| 2008 | 415 |
| 2009 | 416 |
| 2010 | 418 |
| 2011 | 416 |
| 2012 | 409 |
| 2013 | 403 |
| 2014 | 398 |
| 2015 | 399 |
| 2016 | 385 |
| 2017 | 377 |
| 2018 | 376 |
| 2019 | 373 |
| 2020 | 360 |
Christa in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christa.Hi! My name is Christa.
- Christa bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Christa lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Christa har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Christa has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Christas mamma är lärare.Christa's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christas mamma is Christa's mum.
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Questions about Christa
How do you pronounce Christa in Swedish?
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What does the name Christa mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa.
How popular is Christa in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Christa in 2022. In 2020, 360 people in Sweden had Christa as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.