Christabel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Christabel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Christabel
Christabel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 705 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1045 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Christabel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Christabel
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Christabel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Christabel in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Christabel is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 705 places over the last five years to #2412 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Christabel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Christabel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Christabels in the wild.
11
UK babies named Christabel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 705 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Christabel
Likely around 1 other Christabel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Christabel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Christabel Russell, born Christabel Hulme Hart, started a successful fashionable dress shop in London in 1920. She designed the dresses herself and the business expanded to employ nearly forty staff.
Christabel Elizabeth Robinson was a New Zealand teacher, vocational guidance and community worker. She was born in Lower Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1898.
Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst was a British suffragette and Royalist born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and founder of The Suffragette newspaper, she directed militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913.
Christabel Gertrude Marshall (aka Christopher Marie St John) was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author. Marshall lived in a ménage à trois with the artist Clare Atwood and the actress, theatre director, producer and costume designer Edith Craig from 1916 until Craig's death in 1947.