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
How old is the name Kristel?
Kristel first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1952, which makes it about 73 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 72 of the 74 years since.
How many people are named Kristel?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,992 American births named Kristel between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,887 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Kristel in 2025?
33 American babies were named Kristel in 2025, ranking #7,425 that year.
Is Kristel getting more or less popular?
Kristel is holding steady. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 45 births a year, against 53 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -14% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
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.
How old is someone named Kristel?
Roughly 2,887 Americans named Kristel are alive today — 97% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 42 years old, and half are between 19 and 48.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
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