Christel
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning christ bearer; a form of Christelle.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Christel by the numbers
Christel was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 201 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Christel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Christenanointed one, Christian; a form of Christine42 in the US (2017)
- Christalfollower of christ; a form of crystal or christine23 in the US (2017)
- Cristelfollower of christ; variant of Christel22 in the US (2017)
- Cristalclear as crystal; a form of Crystal91 in the US (2017)
- Christyfollower of christ; a form of christine88 in the US (2017)
- Christafollower of christ; a form of Christina46 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Christel
Names that are said the same way as Christel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Crystalclear glass; crystalline455 in the US (2017)
- Krystalclear, transparent; variant spelling of Crystal200 in the US (2017)
- Kristalclear ice or crystal; a variant of Crystal32 in the US (2017)
- Christellefollower of christ; french form of Christine25 in the US (2017)
- Kristelfollower of Christ; a form of Kristal23 in the US (2017)
- Krystelclear, crystal; a form of Crystal18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean Christ
Like Christel, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
- Christinefollower of Christ; feminine of Christian346 in the US (2017)
- Kristinafollower of Christ; a form of Christina268 in the US (2017)
- Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
- Kristenfollower of Christ; a form of Christine234 in the US (2017)
- Cristinafollower of christ; form of Christina209 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Christel
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