Given name
Christelle
In French use, Christelle is used as a form of Christine.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Christelle is a form of Christine. Christine comes from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French use, Christelle is used as a form of Christine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,096
- 0 boys · 1,096 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,473 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,473 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,138 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.
Christelle’s family of names
In French usage, Christelle has a related form in Christine. Christelle is a form of Christine. In French usage, Christelle has a conventional equivalent in the English form Crystal.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christelle
- Christelle CornilBelgian actressborn 1977
- Christelle DaunayFrench long distance runner who specialises in road runningborn 1974
- Christelle GrosFrench biathleteborn 1975
- Christelle Laura DouibiAlgerian alpine skierborn 1985
- Christelle Tchoudjang NanaCameroonian female volleyball playerborn 1989
- Christelle GuignardFrench alpine skierborn 1962
- Christelle VuangaDRC politicianborn 1987
- Christelle MorançaisFrench politicianborn 1975
- Christelle Dabosnovelistborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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