Christl — girls' name
61 babies named Christl in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
61 girls have been named Christl since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.
- 61
- total births
- 1957–1976
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
75% of everyone ever named Christl was born in this single decade.
23 babies were named Christl in 1964 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Christl
The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Christl between 1957 and 1976, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Christl performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Christl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Christl 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 61 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.
Christl at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Christl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1957
- Peak year (1964)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1976.
61 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1964 with 23 births in a single year.
Christl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 46 births that decade — 75% of Christl's all-time total
Christl decade highlights
- Peak decade 46 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Christl's strongest decade
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 75% of all-time use.
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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, 1957–1976 (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.