Chrisette
Feminine
Chrisette is best known as the first name of Chrisette Michele, the New York soul and R&B singer whose song 'Be OK' won a Grammy. It joins Chris, the short form shared by Christine and Christopher, to the small French ending -ette.
How old is the name Chrisette?
Chrisette first appears in US birth records in 2008 — 17 years ago. The typical Chrisette is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Chrisette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Chrisette most popular?
Chrisette peaked in 2011, reaching #2555 nationally. See the whole 2011 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Christine to Chrisette
Our story of Chrisette
Chrisette is built the way Jeannette and Georgette were, a small French ending set on a familiar name, except that its base is Chris, a short form rather than a full one. The name found its public voice in American music: Chrisette Michele recorded for Def Jam, and 'Be OK', her song with will.i.am, won her a Grammy. It is a name that reached the wider world with one singer's voice attached.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Chrisette has no documented meaning of its own. Its first part is Chris, the short form of Christine and Christina, which go back to the Latin christianus, 'a Christian'; its ending is the French diminutive -ette. No record names who first put them together.
How the name formed
- Christine
- Chris
- Chrisette
Pronouncing Chrisette
kris-ET
Stress on the last syllable, as in the French -ette names.
Nicknames for Chrisette
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2008
- Most girls named
- 201170 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2555reached in 2011
- Change vs 2023
- −44.4%5 in 2024, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Chrisettes among us
people named Chrisette are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Chrisette sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its parts are familiar, so it is easy to say on sight.
- Has a well-known bearer of the exact spelling in Chrisette Michele.
- Offers Chris and Chrissy as short forms.
- For many listeners the name belongs to one singer, so her career and public life will be the first association.
- People will try Christette or Crissette when writing it; the spelling needs saying.
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Frequently asked
- How many Chrisettes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Chrisette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Chrisette in 2025?
- Chrisette is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Chrisette with classmates?
- Chrisette will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More C names
The most-given names starting with C, all years combined.
Carol#2239 · Cynthia#1013 · Catherine#313 · Christine#1272 · Carolyn#1222 · Christina#770 · Charlotte#2 · Cheryl#4352
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