Girls' name · since 1979
Cristabel
220 babies named Cristabel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristabel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 220 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristabel has been recorded 220 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.
- #18,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristabel ranks #18,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristabel's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cristabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cristabel splits its recorded history at 2000: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cristabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Cristabel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Cristabel's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cristabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (35% of all-time use).
Cristabel by state
Where Cristabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
10 of 220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cristabel's data
- Cristabel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cristabels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cristabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1979–2022 (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 Cristabel 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.