Recorded 1955–2021 Girls' name Peak 1964 93 births

Cristella — girls' name

93 babies named Cristella in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s231970s231980s221990s52000s52020s5
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Cristella was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cristella in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristella

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Cristella between 1955 and 2021, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristella performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cristella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cristella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristella 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 93 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.

Cristella at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

93

Since 1955

67 years of records

Peak year

1964

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1955

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cristella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1955

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2021198319801972196619561955 5

Cristella by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 25% of Cristella's all-time total
1950s101960s231970s231980s221990s52000s52020s5

Cristella by state

Where Cristella concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cristella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.4%
Texas share of Cristella's total US births 5.4%

5 of 93 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristella?
93 babies have been named Cristella since 1955. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1964 with 7 births.
When was Cristella most popular?
Cristella was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Cristella most popular?
The top states for the name Cristella are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cristella been used?
Cristella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 67 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cristella?
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, 1955–2021 (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.