Recorded 1967–2021 Girls' name Peak 2011 288 births

Kristelle — girls' name

288 babies named Kristelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s301980s351990s752000s612010s672020s15
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kristelle was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kristelle in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Kristelle between 1967 and 2021, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kristelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kristelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristelle 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 288 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.

Kristelle at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

288

Since 1967

55 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1967

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kristelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1967

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
46810121416 202120152009200419971992198519781967 5

Kristelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 26% of Kristelle's all-time total
1960s51970s301980s351990s752000s612010s672020s15

Kristelle by state

Where Kristelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kristelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 4.2%
California share of Kristelle's total US births 4.2%

12 of 288 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristelle?
288 babies have been named Kristelle since 1967. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Kristelle most popular?
Kristelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kristelle most popular?
The top states for the name Kristelle are California (12 births).
How long has the name Kristelle been used?
Kristelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 55 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kristelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1967–2021 (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.