Girls' name · since 1913
Chrystelle
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Chrystelle, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
39 girls have been named Chrystelle since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrystelle has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2006.
- #37,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrystelle ranks #37,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #37,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Chrystelle's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chrystelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrystelle's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrystelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2006
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Chrystelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Chrystelle's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chrystelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Chrystelle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (16 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chrystelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1913–2006 (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 Chrystelle 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.