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Baby name

Christel

Girl

Origin of the name

Christel comes from the Latin Christiana, “Christian,” like Christine.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1978, with 202 births and the No. 762 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 96%, to about 10 births a year. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 42% of all babies named Christel since 1880 were born in the 1970s.
3,712births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 762rank at its peak, in 1978

Where babies named Christel are born

1978

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The darker the blue, the more common Christel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Christel is most common in California (1.6 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Kellee · Ariane · Shanita · Kenisha · Chrissy · Corie

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