Crystal
The mineral, from Greek krystallos, “ice.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
A gem word that spiked in the 1980s alongside Dynasty's Krystle Carrington.
Crystal first shows up in the national records in 1884. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1971 to 1997. Its biggest year was 1982, when 19,099 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 9 nationally. All told, 333,298 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Krystal (75,376), Cristal (15,936), Chrystal (15,765), Krystle (12,982), Kristal (12,079), Christal (9,710) (total births since 1880)
Explore Crystal interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | No. 640 |
| 1890s | 185 | No. 507 |
| 1900s | 394 | No. 426 |
| 1910s | 1,067 | No. 506 |
| 1920s | 1,086 | No. 629 |
| 1930s | 816 | No. 675 |
| 1940s | 1,921 | No. 453 |
| 1950s | 9,014 | No. 212 |
| 1960s | 24,973 | No. 118 |
| 1970s | 73,757 | No. 18 |
| 1980s | 141,007 | No. 9 |
| 1990s | 51,098 | No. 39 |
| 2000s | 18,905 | No. 132 |
| 2010s | 6,403 | No. 317 |
| 2020s | 1,446 | No. 856 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.