Christel

Where Christel comes from

Christel hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,979 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Christel Schaldemose born
    Danish politician
  3. 1978
    Peak, #762
    202 babies named Christel — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,351.
  5. 1987
    Christel Khalil born
    American actress
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Christel Schaldemose · Danish politician, born 1967
  • Christel Khalil · American actress, born 1987
  • Christel Pascal · French alpine skier, born 1973
  • Christel Takigawa · Japanese television personality, born 1977
  • Christel Goltz · singer, 1912–2008

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.