The baby name Cristel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tel).
The baby name Cristel is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tel).
Cristel is in Origin.
Cristel is a modern feminine given name with two overlapping sources. In Germanic and Northern European use it streamlines Christel/Christelle, diminutives of Christine or Christina, from Greek Christos “anointed; follower of Christ.” In English- and Romance-language contexts it also functions as a tailored spelling of Crystal, from Greek krystallos “clear ice, rock crystal.” The result blends religious heritage with imagery of purity and brightness.
Recorded from the mid-20th century in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia as Christel/Cristel, the h-less spelling spread in France, Italy, Spain, and Latin America, and appeared modestly in the United States in the 1970s–1990s alongside Crystal/Cristal/Krystle. Related forms include Christel, Christelle, Christine, Christina, Crystal, Cristal, Krystal, and Krystle; diminutives include Cris and Cristy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #35 | 4 | 884 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #118 | 4 | 2,502 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| CR | 0 | #159 | 7 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #224 | 16 | 3,650 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 295 | 9,861 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| GT | 0 | #262 | 53 | 5,948 | |
| PE | 0 | #296 | 15 | 6,350 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2011 | #304 | 5 | 2,850 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #311 | 215 | 7,500 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| France | Boys | 1973 | #318 | 4 | 1,285 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #356 | 7 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #360 | 31 | 13,098 |
| France | Girls | 1994 | #363 | 4 | 2,162 |
| NL | 0 | #378 | 14 | 2,481 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #382 | 154 | 11,342 |
| MX | 0 | #393 | 21 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #401 | 8 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #490 | 26 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #492 | 49 | 11,671 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #518 | 556 | 14,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #551 | 61 | 9,488 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #623 | 8 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #647 | 12 | 13,263 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #653 | 702 | 17,781 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #681 | 171 | 14,098 |
| IT | 0 | #692 | 23 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #726 | 13 | 3,895 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #777 | 179 | 5,933 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #868 | 49 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #908 | 76 | 5,561 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #911 | 25 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,017 | 62 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,052 | 408 | 9,415 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,121 | 21 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
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