Girls' name · since 1967
Kristelle
Kristelle has 288 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 288
- total births
- 1967–2021
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Kristelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 288 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Kristelle recorded 288 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2021.
- 288 total births
- 1967–2021 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristelle's 288 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kristelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristelle's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2021
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kristelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kristelle's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kristelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (26% of all-time use).
Kristelle by state
Where Kristelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 4.2% |
12 of 288 births nationwide.
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- Kristelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristelles (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1967–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristelle: Baby Name Since 1967 - 288 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kristelle 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 July 2026.