The first name Christabel
A girl’s name meaning “christ”, “beauty”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Christabel means “christ”, “beauty”.
From Middle English Cristabell, Cristabelle, from Crist (“Christ”) + -bel (“beauty”) (see Belle).
More names that mean beauty.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 girls were named Christabel, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 26 births (#1,278).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Christabel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Christabel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Christabel, the 11,150th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 34 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Christabella
- Christabelle
- Christobel
Famous people named Christabel
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Christabel CockerellBritish painter (1863-1951)
- Christabel NetteyCanadian long jumper, born 1991
- Christabel MarshallEnglish suffragist, playwright, journalist, 1871–1960
- Princess Alice, Duchess of GloucesterBritish aristocrat (1900–2004); wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Questions
- What does the name Christabel mean?
- Christabel means “christ”, “beauty”.
- How popular is the name Christabel?
- In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Christabel, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 2016, with 26 births.
- Is Christabel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 795 US babies named Christabel since 1880 were girls.
- When was Christabel most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 34 babies were named Christabel, its highest rank at 4,288th.
- What are other spellings of Christabel?
- Christabella, Christabelle and Christobel.