Recorded 1984–2011 Girls' name Peak 1994 24 births

Crisel — girls' name

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.

1980s51990s72000s62010s6
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Crisel was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Crisel in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Crisel between 1984 and 2011, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crisel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crisel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Crisel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crisel 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 24 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.

Crisel at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

24

Since 1984

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1984

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2011

Crisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1984

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Crisel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 29% of Crisel's all-time total
1980s51990s72000s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crisel?
24 babies have been named Crisel since 1984. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Crisel most popular?
Crisel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Crisel been used?
Crisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 28 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Crisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Cristin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2011 (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.