Christelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kriss-TEL
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Christelle is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Christelle mean?
Greek: French form of Christel, a pet form of Christine
“follower of Christ”
Ultimately from Greek Christos, meaning anointed, the title given to Jesus.
Is Christelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Christelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christelle in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Christelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Christelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Christelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Christelle, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Christelle than any year since 1987.
Half of all the girls named Christelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
Nicknames for Christelle
Names like Christelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Zoe Jasmine Phoebe Sophie Ellie Maisie Charlotte Celine Nicole Callie Stevie
Names related to Christelle
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Christelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christelle, updated 20 October 2026.