Recorded 1979–2022 Girls' name Peak 2004 220 births

Cristabel — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s351990s652000s762010s252020s14
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Cristabel was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cristabel in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristabel

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Cristabel between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristabel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristabel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cristabel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristabel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristabel 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 220 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.

Cristabel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

220

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

2004

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cristabel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 202220132006200219971993198919841979 5

Cristabel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 35% of Cristabel's all-time total
1970s51980s351990s652000s762010s252020s14

Cristabel by state

Where Cristabel concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cristabel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 4.5%
#2 California
5 2.3%
Texas share of Cristabel's total US births 4.5%
Even split

10 of 220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristabel?
220 babies have been named Cristabel since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 11 births.
When was Cristabel most popular?
Cristabel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Cristabel most popular?
The top states for the name Cristabel are Texas (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Cristabel been used?
Cristabel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cristabel?
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, 1979–2022 (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.