Kristel
Kristel was the 4304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1016th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 193 places. More babies were named Kristel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,304 girls, up 97 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1982145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,992babies recorded
Kristel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,304 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,401 | 31 |
| 2010 | #4,544 | 32 |
| 2000 | #5,592 | 20 |
| 1990 | #2,587 | 46 |
| 1980 | #1,223 | 108 |
| 1970 | #1,811 | 49 |
| 1960 | #3,445 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kristel, counting every spelling?
Kristel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristel | 33 | #4,304 | 226 |
| Cristel | 37 | #3,923 | 220 |
| Kristell | 11 | #9,193 | 76 |
| Krystel | — | — | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kristel?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kristel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kristel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kristel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kristel?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Kristel are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 19 and 48. That makes Kristel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kristel by state
How common Kristel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kristel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kristel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kristel
How popular is the name Kristel?
Kristel was the 4304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1016th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 193 places. More babies were named Kristel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kristel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kristel in the US.
Where is Kristel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kristel was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Virginia.