Fun Facts About the Name Cristela
- 623 babies named Cristela: U.S. records list 623 babies given the name Cristela from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cristela Mean?
Cristela is a Spanish feminine name built on the Christian element Crist-, from Latin Christus and Greek Christós, "anointed one," a translation of Hebrew mashíach. It is commonly glossed as "follower of Christ" or "Christian," the same conventional meaning carried by Cristina and Cristiana. The form is sometimes described as a diminutive of Cristina, but -ela is not a standard Spanish diminutive suffix, so the exact formation is uncertain; it may simply be a feminine name on the Crist- root. The literal sense "anointed one" belongs to the root, while "follower of Christ" is the customary Christian interpretation.
Cristela Name History & Origins
The Crist- element entered Romance naming through Latin Christus, the title used for Jesus in the Greek New Testament (Christós, "anointed one"). Spanish developed cristiano, "Christian," and a range of personal names from the same root. Cristina and Cristiana are the established feminine names; Cristela is a feminine form with an -ela ending whose early documentation is limited. It is not simply a standard diminutive of Cristina, and its earliest specific use is not well documented. In modern use it appears in Spanish-speaking communities and in the United States, where the name is also associated with the comedian Cristela Alonzo and the 2014 television series Cristela; that association is public and modern, not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Cristela?
Cristela has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #3,144 in 1953.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,586 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,887 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,737 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,161 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #15,260 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,939 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #18,153 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,902 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,846 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #15,985 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,902 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,074 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #6,909 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #8,121 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,001 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,800 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,631 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #8,267 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #8,200 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,533 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #8,745 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #9,450 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,232 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,385 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #6,901 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #8,731 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,744 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #5,005 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,525 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #10,831 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,021 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #6,907 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,667 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #4,487 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #4,708 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #7,446 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #7,315 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,065 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #6,201 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,845 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #6,113 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,546 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #4,483 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,646 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #3,879 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #5,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,995 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,689 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,362 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #4,051 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #4,058 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #4,510 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,349 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,271 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #6,123 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,144 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #3,529 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #5,452 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,427 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,944 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #4,531 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,762 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #4,488 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1936 | #4,319 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,456 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,737 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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