Girls' name · since 1911
Christell
470 babies named Christell in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
470 girls have been named Christell since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Christell has 470 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2024.
- #12,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 470 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christell ranks #12,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Christell's 470 recorded births place it above 82.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Christell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christell splits its recorded history at 1950: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Christell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Christell's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Christell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (19% of all-time use).
Christell by state
Where Christell concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
19 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Christell's data
- Christell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christells (19 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1911–2024 (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 Christell 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.