Chrystal

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 757 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,760
since 1894

Chrystal over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chrystal has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #306, 1983girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#10,9178—
2024#12,1617—
2023#11,1698—
2022#13,5926—
2021#7,25015—
2020#8,40612—
2019#8,59712—
2018#9,15111—
2017#8,29913—
2016#5,62223—
2015#7,61315—
2014#5,45624—
2013#4,64530—
2012#4,48632—
2011#5,06327—
2010#4,73530—
2009#3,67743—
2008#4,17937—
2007#3,72143—
2006#3,01756—
2005#3,12650—
2004#3,18048—
2003#3,41242—
2002#2,26372—
2001#2,41165—
2000#2,12276—
1999#2,07374—
1998#1,567105—
1997#1,434116—
1996#1,478111—
1995#1,322125—
1994#1,141156—
1993#1,017182—
1992#857231—
1991#783261—
1990#698304—
1989#625338—
1988#574359—
1987#537375#6,9515
1986#512405—
1985#414538—
1984#360644—
1983#306757—
1982#309792—
1981#332718—
1980#352672—
1979#340692—
1978#326705—
1977#396530—
1976#409494—
1975#455417—
1974#446417—
1973#475378—
1972#518330—
1971#563315—
1970#683232—
1969#745184—
1968#749175—
1967#833145—
1966#785157—
1965#819147—
1964#811166—
1963#847152—
1962#1,058104—
1961#927134—
1960#1,015112—
1959#1,14587—
1958#1,037102—
1957#1,13586—
1956#1,22872—
1955#1,20969—
1954#1,06485—
1953#1,16469—
1952#1,31653—
1951#1,25455—
1950#1,65332—
1949#1,69731—
1948#1,66931—
1947#1,39744—
1946#1,77126—
1945#1,99318—
1944#2,09617—
1943#2,25116—
1942#1,70624—
1941#1,95418—
1940#2,02916—
1939#2,30013—
1938#3,1818—
1937#1,99916—
1936#2,52111—
1935#2,57511—
1934#1,91317—
1933#1,90617—
1932#1,63422—
1931#1,87618—
1930#1,87519—
1929#2,01117—
1928#2,49713—
1927#2,25616—
1926#1,62326—
1925#2,11918—
1924#1,92621—
1923#1,67225—
1922#1,53629—
1921#1,62527—
1920#1,34934—
1919#1,44529—
1918#1,56626—
1917#1,11041—
1916#1,33230—
1915#1,52323—
1914#1,26224—
1913#1,35818—
1912#1,14321—
1911#1,30013—
1910#1,26713—
1909#1,21912—
1908#84921—
1907#99015—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,6596—
1903#86216—
1902#90315—
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First appearance
1894

The first year at least five girls were named Chrystal! It came in at #1,485, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1897–1898, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Chrystal is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedWIMichigan: #701 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,544 girlsMINew York: #702 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,042 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedIAIndiana: #632 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,594 girlsINOhio: #571 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,336 girlsOHPennsylvania: #693 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,622 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #724 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,084 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #540 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,971 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedHITexas: #1,033 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,701 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#540 · 1 in 5,971
  2. Ohio#571 · 1 in 7,336
  3. Indiana#632 · 1 in 8,594
  4. Pennsylvania#693 · 1 in 11,622
  5. Michigan#701 · 1 in 10,544

Best ever in a state: #114 in Oklahoma, 1978.

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North Carolina#54071 in 5,971
Ohio#571121 in 7,336
Indiana#63251 in 8,594
Pennsylvania#69381 in 11,622
Michigan#70171 in 10,544
New York#702171 in 9,042
California#724201 in 8,084
Texas#1,03371 in 13,701
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chrystal
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,244 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #10,917)
  • 2,511 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #10,917)
  • 3,304 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 426 spots in 1907 (#1,416 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 797 spots in 1904 (#862 → #1,659)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1894
  • Peaked 1983 at #306 (757 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1963–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,138
  • Highest: 1 in 2,138 girls born in 1982 were named Chrystal (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #306 in 1983, was only 1 in 2,207 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 35.5% of all girls named Chrystal (5,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s29#935 (1899)#1,316
1900s110#849 (1908)#1,198
1910s238#1,110 (1917)#1,331
1920s226#1,349 (1920)#1,861
1930s152#1,634 (1932)#2,178
1940s241#1,397 (1947)#1,856
1950s710#1,037 (1958)#1,221
1960s1,476#745 (1969)#859
1970s4,510#326 (1978)#461
1980s5,598#306 (1983)#432
1990s1,665#698 (1990)#1,237
2000s532#2,122 (2000)#3,111
2010s217#4,486 (2012)#6,367
2020s56#7,250 (2021)#10,583

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chrystal in 1965

girls
#819
147 births · 1 in 12,008 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #819Chrystal147
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 12,008 of them was named Chrystal, which outranked 89.1% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chrystal
  1. #815Beatriz149
  2. #815Dara149
  3. #818Aretha148
  4. #819Chrystal147
  5. #819Kayla147
  6. #819Lela147
  7. #822Brooke146
  8. #822Candi146
  9. #822Shiela146

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →