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Christabel

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Christabel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1045 to #3148.200020052010201520202025#1045#3148
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1364
1997#1045
1998#1259
1999#2189
2000#1831
2001#1063
2002#1530
2003#1383
2004#1312
2005#1500
2006#1325
2007#1296
2008#1206
2009#1526
2010#1815
2011#1665
2012#1809
2013#1639
2014#1702
2015#1961
2016#1278
2017#1568
2018#2187
2019#2040
2020#3117
2021#1962
2022#3148
2023#1959
2024#2411
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2018: #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2187 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1364 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2018

    Highest recorded position: #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2006–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #629 in Republic of Ireland in 2018.

Christabel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#241111HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#218712HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#156820HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#127826HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#196114HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#163918HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#166517HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#181515HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#152618HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#120624HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#129621HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#132519HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#131217HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#138315HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#153012HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#106319HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#125915HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#104519HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#136413HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Christabel is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Christabel, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201819962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#1045 in 1997
Republic of Ireland2006–20182#629 in 2018

Its high point came 21 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Republic of Ireland (2018).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Christabel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #629 in Republic of Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.