Girls' name · since 1984
Crisel
24 babies named Crisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Crisel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crisel has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2011.
- #43,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crisel ranks #43,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Crisel's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Crisel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crisel's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2011
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Crisel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Crisel's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Crisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Crisel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crisel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1984–2011 (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 Crisel 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.