Cristel: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,923

among girls · ↓682 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Cristel · -24% vs 2024

How common

1 in 43,440

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2011

95 babies

All-time total

1,037

#7,320 all-time among girls

First recorded

1930

in Social Security records

Cristel popularity over time

1,037 babies have been named Cristel since 1930, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	5	1	–	#4,691
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#6,254
1960s	12	1	+140%	#5,272
1970s	114	11	+850%	#3,566
1980s	92	9	-19%	#5,097
1990s	91	9	-1%	#7,522
2000s	119	12	+31%	#5,798
2010s	351	35	+195%	#2,046
2020s (to 2025)	248	41	+18%	#3,232

Where Cristel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	41	0.03	outside top 500
2027	44	0.03	outside top 500
2028	48	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	53	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Cristel

Cristel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,923 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1930, 1,037 American babies have been named Cristel. Its peak came in 2011, when 95 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cristel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cristel?

The median living Cristel is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 31. An estimated 1,000 people named Cristel are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cristel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	37	#3,923
2024	49	#3,241
2023	49	#3,287
2022	50	#3,232
2021	35	#4,117
2020	28	#4,668
2019	23	#5,478
2018	23	#5,496
2017	22	#5,706
2016	55	#3,021
2015	28	#4,886
2014	17	#7,068
2013	24	#5,526
2012	33	#4,407
2011	95	#2,046
2010	31	#4,634
2009	17	#7,412
2008	10	#10,987
2007	8	#12,950
2006	20	#6,421
2005	14	#7,991
2004	21	#5,798
2003	7	#12,707
2002	6	#13,993
2001	10	#9,536
2000	6	#13,549
1995	7	#10,758
1990	8	#9,449
1985	7	#8,537
1980	11	#5,992
1975	7	#7,313
1970	6	#7,231
1965	–	–
1960	7	#5,272
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	5	#4,691
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cristel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cristel?

The median living Cristel is about 14 years old. Half of all living Cristels are between 6 and 31 years old.

How many people named Cristel are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Cristel are alive in the United States, based on 1,037 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cristel in 2025?

Cristel ranked #3,923 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cristel?

1,037 babies have been named Cristel in the United States since 1930, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cristel most popular?

Cristel peaked in 2011, when 95 newborns received the name.

Is Cristel a boy or girl name?

Cristel is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cristel rising or falling?

Cristel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cristel become more popular?

Cristel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Cristel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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