Cristela comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Christ-bearer: follower of Christ.
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How popular is Cristela?
1992peak year
Today, Cristela is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12812), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 17 babies were given the name (ranked #5533 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 617 babies have been registered as Cristela since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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