Christabel

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A few things about Christabel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Christabel

Christabel Pankhurst

Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)

Choose Christabel and your child shares a first name with Christabel Pankhurst, a suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Christabel, like who?” Christabel Pankhurst's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Christabel, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Christabel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryChristabel first shows up in US birth records in 1901, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 124 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1901, when it ranked #1,466. Today it's #10,917, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendChristabel has slipped 2,948 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,917. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Christabel means “beautiful Christian”. Our records link it to English, French and Greek roots.

About the name Christabel

Christabel is a girl name of English, French and Greek origin meaning “beautiful Christian”. It has 10 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-bel”. US birth records list Christabel for girls from 1901 to 2025, in 66 of those 125 years. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked #1,466 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.

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