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Chasta

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How to Pronounce Chasta

Pronounced CHAS-tuh /ˈtʃæstə/Medium

Meaning: Chasta is an uncommon coined name with no single settled source. It chimes with the virtue name Chastity, from the Latin castus, 'pure', and also with Shasta, the northern California mountain and lake whose name comes from a local Native people. Which echo a family had in mind is uncertain, so the name is best read as a short, bright coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Chasta is a rare coined girl's name that echoes Chastity and the place-name Shasta (said CHAS-tuh), used faintly for American girls in the mid-nineteen-seventies.

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningChasta is an uncommon coined name with no single settled source. It chimes with the virtue name Chastity, from the Latin castus, 'pure', and also with Shasta, the northern California mountain and lake whose name comes from a local Native people. Which echo a family had in mind is uncertain, so the name is best read as a short, bright coinage.

U.S. rank (2001)#12315 ↗ Rising

2001 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1976

Total births (all-time)≈ 313

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Chasta is a scarce coinage rather than a traditional name, and its route is uncertain. It may draw on Chastity, the Latin-rooted virtue name, or on Shasta, the northern California landmark, or simply on its own crisp two-beat sound. We note the possibilities rather than assert one.

It barely registered in the record, a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1976 and quickly gone. A Chasta from that time is in her late forties now, the name a small curiosity of the mid-seventies.

Did you know? Chasta sits a single sound away from Shasta, the California mountain, and from Chastity, so its likely inspiration depends on the family.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Chasta — Coinage; echoes Chastity (Latin castus) / Shasta place-name

Variations

ShastaChastityChastina

Nicknames

ChasSta

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Chasta mean?

It is a rare coined name echoing the virtue name Chastity and the place-name Shasta; the route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Chasta?

It's said CHAS-tuh /ˈtʃæstə/.

Is Chasta a boy or girl name?

Chasta is used as a girl's name.

Is Chasta a popular name?

No, it was always rare, a coined name that saw only faint use in the mid-nineteen-seventies.