Is Kristel a boy or girl name?

Kristel is a girl’s name. Of the 2,992 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kristel

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Kristel was most popular in 1982, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,696 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,992 people named Kristel.

Kristel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kristel’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kristel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kristel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,992 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 Kristel

Where Kristel 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