Girls' name · since 1958
Christle
526 babies named Christle in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
526 girls have been named Christle since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Christle has 526 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2002.
- #11,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christle ranks #11,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christle's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Christle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christle splits its recorded history at 1977: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2002
- Peak year (1982)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Christle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (214 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Christle's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Christle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 74
1960s
74 births
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 214 births (41% of all-time use).
How Christle 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 Christle's total volume
Christle by state
Where Christle concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Christle's data
- Christle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1958–2002 (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 Christle 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.