Christella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kris-TEL-a
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Christella is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Christella mean?
Greek: elaboration of Christel or Christa, from Christine
“follower of Christ”
Is Christella a girl's or a boy's name?
Christella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Christella, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 1973, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Christella in the US since 1880 were born between 1950 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
Nicknames for Christella
Names like Christella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Georgina Teresa Regina Loretta Leona Catherine Cynthia Melissa Barbara Helena Margaret Angela
Names related to Christella
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, “Christella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christella, updated 20 October 2026.