Is Kristel a boy or girl name?
Kristel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 0 boys were named Kristel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,959 US babies named Kristel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,420
- Babies named Kristel since 1952
- 2,959
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Kristel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 219 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 670 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 896 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 287 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 418 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,420 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,445 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,139 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,396 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,751 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,958 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,453 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,744 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,111 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,076 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,439 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,712 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,544 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,006 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,705 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,593 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,009 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,013 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,378 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,457 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,786 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,957 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,592 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,993 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,347 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,747 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,892 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,771 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,065 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,383 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,177 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,496 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,587 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,155 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,136 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,818 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,062 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,442 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,269 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,075 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,016 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,085 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,223 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,509 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,170 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,363 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,541 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,680 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,719 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,383 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,866 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,810 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,116 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,585 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,400 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,484 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,373 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,713 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,253 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,901 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,444 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,824 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,765 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,800 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,596 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,370 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,214 |
Highest rank
Kristel has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,016 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kristel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.