The baby name Christel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1952 to 2006. It was most popular in 1978 with 165 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Christel has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1957 | 12 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1959 | 18 |
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1962 | 21 |
| 1963 | 31 |
| 1964 | 26 |
| 1965 | 16 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 12 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1970 | 100 |
| 1971 | 121 |
| 1972 | 82 |
| 1973 | 133 |
| 1974 | 104 |
| 1975 | 116 |
| 1976 | 107 |
| 1977 | 131 |
| 1978 | 165 |
| 1979 | 51 |
| 1980 | 46 |
| 1981 | 15 |
| 1982 | 17 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 10 |