Girls' name · since 1955
Cristella
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Cristella, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 99
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cristella is the #13429 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 99 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristella has been recorded 99 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #13429 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #27,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 99 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristella ranks #27,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 99 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 99
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cristella's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cristella compares
99 25th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cristella's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 99 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cristella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cristella's full recorded timeline at 1976, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cristella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Cristella by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Cristella's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cristella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (23% of all-time use).
Cristella by state
Where Cristella concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.1% |
5 of 99 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cristella's data
- Cristella's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cristellas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Cristella 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.