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.