Is Cristel a boy or girl name?

Cristel is a girl’s name. Of the 1,037 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Cristel

Recorded 1930–2025 · United States

Cristel was most popular in 2011, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,588 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,037 people named Cristel.

Cristel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cristel’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cristel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cristel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,037 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cristel

Where Cristel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org