Girls' name · since 1915
Christelle
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,096 babies named Christelle, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,096
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Christelle is the #8407 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,096 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Christelle recorded 1,096 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #8407 nationally today, ahead of 51% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #7,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,407 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,096 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christelle ranks #7,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,407 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,096 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,096
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Christelle's 1,096 recorded births place it above 90.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Christelle compares
1,096 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Christelle's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,096 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Christelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Christelle's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Christelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Christelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Christelle's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Christelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (22% of all-time use).
How Christelle 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 Christelle's total volume
Christelle by state
Where Christelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 155 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
155 of 1,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Christelle's data
- Christelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Christelles (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christelle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Christelle 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.