Rista is a dominantly male name, but sometimes female name, in Croatia mostly Serbian, but also Croatian. It is one of the rare names in Croatia, with less than ten namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Rista in Croatia
The name Rista was the most popular in the year 1929. .
Prevalence
Name Rista is present mainly in Eastern Croatia, and scarcely in Dalmatia. Most of the persons named Rista live in the following cities and municipalities: Našice (less than ten), Slatina (less than ten), Sunja (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.