US rank #7978 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,084 births

Christelle — #7978 US girls' name

1,084 babies named Christelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s341940s81950s351960s321970s821980s1221990s1892000s2372010s2442020s82
#7978
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Christelle was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

31 babies were named Christelle in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,084 babies named Christelle between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christelle currently holds the #7978 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Christelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 155 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Christelle in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,084 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Christelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,084

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2010

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,978

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Christelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
31
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
010203040 202420142004199419841973195619171915 7

Christelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
244 births that decade — 23% of Christelle's all-time total
1910s191920s341940s81950s351960s321970s821980s1221990s1892000s2372010s2442020s82

Christelle by state

Where Christelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Christelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
155 14.3%
#2 New York
64 5.9%
#3 California
30 2.8%
#4 Texas
15 1.4%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.5%
Florida share of Christelle's total US births 14.3%
Even split

155 of 1,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christelle?
1,084 babies have been named Christelle since 1915. It currently ranks #7978 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 31 births.
When was Christelle most popular?
Christelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Christelle most popular?
The top states for the name Christelle are Florida (155 births), New York (64 births), California (30 births).
How long has the name Christelle been used?
Christelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Christelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.