Christell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tel
- Origin
- Greek
Christell is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christell mean?
Greek: spelling of Christel; German pet form of Christine
“follower of Christ”
A German pet form of Christine, from Greek christos, 'anointed'.
Meaning borrowed from Christel.
Is Christell a girl's or a boy's name?
Christell is a girls' name.
How popular is Christell in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Christell in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,262 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,940 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Names like Christell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Georgia Cleo Helen Catherine Margaret Hazel Charlotte Alice Lena Ruby Cora Annie
Names related to Christell
Cristel Christelle Kristell Christal Chrystal Christel Christella Cristela
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Christell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christell, updated 20 October 2026.