How Many People Are Named Kristel?
An estimated 2,770 people in the United States have the first name Kristel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kristel peaked in popularity in 1982 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kristel 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 Kristel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,770
About 1 in 123,738 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1982
145 births
Total Registered
2,959
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kristel
Kristel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,959 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kristel as a female name
Ranked #3,420 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (145 births)
Kristel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kristel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 896 babies were registered. Kristel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kristel by Decade
How has Kristel 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.
Kristel by State
Birth registrations for Kristel span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oregon, Massachusetts. On average, about 42 Kristels were registered per state.
Kristel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kristel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kristel
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Kristel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kristel?
We estimate approximately 2,770 people named Kristel 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 123,738 Americans share this first name.
Is Kristel a common name?
Kristel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,959 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kristel most popular?
Kristel reached peak popularity in 1982, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kristel is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kristel a female name?
Kristel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kristel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kristel Smith, Kristel Johnson, Kristel 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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