How Many People Are Named Cristel?
An estimated 967 people in the United States have the first name Cristel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Cristel peaked in popularity in 2011 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristel 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 Cristel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
967
About 1 in 354,451 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2011
95 births
Total Registered
1,000
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristel
Cristel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,000 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cristel as a female name
Ranked #3,226 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (95 births)
Cristel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristel span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 351 babies were registered. While Cristel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cristel by Decade
How has Cristel 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.
Cristel by State
Birth registrations for Cristel span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in New York, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 27 Cristels were registered per state.
Cristel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristel
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristel?
We estimate approximately 967 people named Cristel 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 354,451 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristel a common name?
Cristel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,000 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristel most popular?
Cristel reached peak popularity in 2011, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristel is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristel a female name?
Cristel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristel Smith, Cristel Johnson, Cristel 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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