Recorded 1962–1989 Girls' name Peak 1983 59 births

Cristle — girls' name

59 babies named Cristle in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s101980s44
1980s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Cristle was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cristle in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristle

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Cristle between 1962 and 1989, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cristle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristle 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 59 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.

Cristle at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

59

Since 1962

28 years of records

Peak year

1983

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1962

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cristle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1962

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
45678910 1989198719851984198319821981197819721962 5

Cristle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 75% of Cristle's all-time total
1960s51970s101980s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristle?
59 babies have been named Cristle since 1962. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
When was Cristle most popular?
Cristle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Cristle been used?
Cristle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 28 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cristle?
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, 1962–1989 (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.