Christel
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from German.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Christel (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Christel has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,055 |
| 2000 | 3,056 |
| 2001 | 3,063 |
| 2002 | 3,066 |
| 2003 | 3,072 |
| 2004 | 3,070 |
| 2005 | 3,062 |
| 2006 | 3,060 |
| 2007 | 3,057 |
| 2008 | 3,066 |
| 2009 | 3,067 |
| 2010 | 3,051 |
| 2011 | 3,041 |
| 2012 | 3,029 |
| 2013 | 3,025 |
| 2014 | 3,011 |
| 2015 | 3,005 |
| 2016 | 2,997 |
| 2017 | 2,988 |
| 2018 | 2,964 |
| 2019 | 2,961 |
| 2020 | 2,932 |
Christel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christel.Hi! My name is Christel.
- Christel bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Christel lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Christel i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Christel this afternoon.
- Christels mamma är lärare.Christel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christels mamma is Christel's mum.
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Questions about Christel
How do you pronounce Christel in Swedish?
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What does the name Christel mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from German.
How popular is Christel in Sweden?
2 babies were named Christel in 2022. In 2020, 2,932 people in Sweden had Christel as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.