Cristabel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ta-bel
- Origin
- Greek
Cristabel is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “beautiful Christian”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cristabel mean?
Greek: spelling of Christabel; medieval blend of Christina and -bel
“beautiful Christian”
Heroine of Coleridge's poem Christabel, and borne by the suffragette Christabel Pankhurst.
Meaning borrowed from Christabel. More on Wiktionary.
Is Cristabel a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristabel is a girls' name.
How popular is Cristabel 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 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Cristabel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cristabel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Cristabel
Names like Cristabel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Itzel Chloe Ariana Angel Marisol Cielo Savannah Mariah Lucero Julia Genesis
Names related to Cristabel
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Cristabel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristabel, updated 20 October 2026.