Given name
Christabel
“follower of Christ”
Christabel blends a familiar name element with a literary history in Romantic poetry.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christabel is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christabel is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Samuel Taylor Coleridge appears to have created Christabel for his poem of that title. The suffragette Christabel Pankhurst later gave the name a further historical association.
Christabel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 795
- 0 boys · 795 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,150 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,150 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 947 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christabel’s family of names
Christabel has a related form in Christina. In German usage, Christabel has a related form in Chris. In English usage, Christabel has a related form in Christabelle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Christabel
- Christabel Pankhurstsuffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)
- Christabel NetteyCanadian long jumperborn 1991
- Christabel CockerellBritish painter (1863-1951)
- Christabel MarshallEnglish suffragist, playwright, journalist1871–1960
- Christabel EkehGhanaian actress and modelborn 1990
- Christabel OduroCanadian association football playerborn 1992
- Christabel BielenbergGerman resistance member (1909–2003)
- Christabel Rose ColeridgeEnglish female novelist1843–1921
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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