girl's name
Christabel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,336
Ireland
#694
2018 births
Christabel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 34 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1901.
Christabel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 62 |
| 1920s | 36 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 52 |
| 1980s | 54 |
| 1990s | 88 |
| 2000s | 161 |
| 2010s | 233 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Christabel?
In 2025, Christabel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Christabel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Christabel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Christabel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Christabel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Christabel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Christabel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Christabel
How popular is the name Christabel?
In 2025, Christabel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Christabel a girl's or a boy's name?
Christabel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Christabel most popular?
Christabel peaked in 2014, when 34 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Christabel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Christabel currently ranks #2,718 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.