How Many People Are Named Christella?
An estimated 519 people in the United States have the first name Christella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Christella peaked in popularity in 1973 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
519
About 1 in 660,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1973
18 births
Total Registered
739
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christella
Christella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 739 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Christella as a female name
Ranked #15,725 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1973 (18 births)
Christella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christella span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 120 babies were registered. Christella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christella by Decade
How has Christella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christella?
We estimate approximately 519 people named Christella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 660,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Christella a common name?
Christella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 739 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christella most popular?
Christella reached peak popularity in 1973, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christella is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christella a female name?
Christella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christella Smith, Christella Johnson, Christella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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