Girls' name · since 1901
Christabel
Christabel has 795 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 1901
- 2010s
- peak decade
Christabel currently ranks #10977 among girls' names in America, with 795 babies recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Christabel recorded 795 times among girls since 1901, holding rank #10977 nationally today, ahead of 37% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #8,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,977 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 795 born since 1901
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christabel ranks #8,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,977 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 795 born since 1901, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 1901
- 2010s
- peak decade
Christabel's 795 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Christabel compares
795 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christabel's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christabel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 795 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Christabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christabel splits its recorded history at 1992: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Christabel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Christabel's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Christabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 62
1910s
62 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (29% of all-time use).
How Christabel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Christabel's total volume
Christabel by state
Where Christabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
41 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Christabel's data
- Christabel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christabels (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~124 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1901–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Christabel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.