Crystal

#1,144 for girls in 2025, 202 births · Last seen for boys in 2010 at #10,766
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1982 · 19,099 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
27 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
332,114
since 1884

Crystal over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #9, 1982girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,144202—
2024#1,169205—
2023#1,186202—
2022#1,026250—
2021#958271—
2020#856316—
2019#775358—
2018#716399—
2017#642458—
2016#571544—
2015#556560—
2014#477663—
2013#464663—
2012#385818—
2011#340934—
2010#3171,006#10,7666
2009#2831,160#9,8647
2008#2521,367—
2007#2151,598#12,3675
2006#2011,744#9,5857
2005#1871,856#11,4725
2004#1632,034#5,00716
2003#1662,019#10,8945
2002#1542,144#9,3926
2001#1372,432—
2000#1322,551—
1999#1192,741#9,9125
1998#1103,174#5,46611
1997#993,435#8,1106
1996#923,786#4,87812
1995#804,391#4,28014
1994#645,199#3,91116
1993#575,829#3,66117
1992#506,598#3,33819
1991#417,727#3,10520
1990#398,218#2,17033
1989#329,103#1,25874
1988#2810,101#1,94933
1987#2611,011#1,50647
1986#2512,689#1,07575
1985#2114,399#1,18163
1984#1216,560#1,13464
1983#1117,904#96783
1982#919,099#1,07272
1981#1615,888#1,22556
1980#1814,253#1,23855
1979#1813,467#1,34048
1978#1812,594#1,24052
1977#259,724#1,94825
1976#366,946#2,05423
1975#436,243#1,83526
1974#495,622#2,19919
1973#485,768#2,40516
1972#595,044#2,81912
1971#794,530#2,36616
1970#1013,819#3,07110
1969#1182,987#3,5957
1968#1182,753#2,57611
1967#1392,522—
1966#1452,423#3,9485
1965#1462,543#2,7809
1964#1362,945#3,0508
1963#1562,581#2,41412
1962#1802,100#2,50411
1961#1822,117#2,70610
1960#1892,002#2,53511
1959#2121,552—
1958#2341,307—
1957#2241,410—
1956#289931—
1955#290888—
1954#307758#3,8275
1953#315676—
1952#328623—
1951#338550—
1950#452319—
1949#490270—
1948#485275—
1947#453325—
1946#514235—
1945#690117—
1944#625136—
1943#599158—
1942#560175—
1941#626128#3,5055
1940#686102—
1939#76580—
1938#76483—
1937#76180—
1936#73981—
1935#71588—
1934#67598—
1933#80868—
1932#78175—
1931#74382—
1930#78081—
1929#70499—
1928#74291—
1927#75791—
1926#73597—
1925#668122—
1924#736100—
1923#701109—
1922#674117—
1921#629137—
1920#650123—
1919#655113—
1918#596142#2,54311
1917#506171—
1916#562143—
1915#541138—
1914#62485—
1913#57379—
1912#51588—
1911#61748—
1910#52860—
1909#61440—
1908#51150—
1907#63135—
1906#57837—
1905#42663—
1904#44553—
1903#57432—
1902#62328—
1901#57729—
1900#68827—
1899#50734—
1898#63126—
1897#73518—
1896#70720—
1895#77017—
1894#74416—
1893#71317—
1892#90811—
1891#64417—
1890#9409—
1889#1,0257—
1888#83710—
1887——
1886#8288—
1885#9216—
1884#64011—
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five girls were named Crystal! It came in at #640, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Crystal is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,217 girlsMNIllinois: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,569 girlsWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,332 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedRIOregon: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 673 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #229 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,291 girlsSDIowa: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,401 girlsIAIndiana: #206 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,913 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #256 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNMKansas: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedHITexas: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,254 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Crystal, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#140 · 1 in 673
  2. Indiana#206 · 1 in 1,527
  3. South Dakota#229 · 1 in 1,291
  4. West Virginia#256 · 1 in 1,756
  5. Missouri#292 · 1 in 2,364

Best ever in a state: #2 in North Carolina, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#14081 in 673
Indiana#206171 in 1,527
South Dakota#22951 in 1,291
West Virginia#256101 in 1,756
Missouri#292131 in 2,364
Michigan#306111 in 3,332
Wisconsin#32371 in 3,569
Minnesota#33771 in 3,217
Kansas#35251 in 3,189
Iowa#40351 in 4,401
Illinois#51181 in 7,749
Pennsylvania#66951 in 19,913
Texas#77661 in 8,254
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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 Crystal
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 25 spots since 2024 (#1,169 → #1,144)
  • 288 spots since 2020 (#856 → #1,144)
  • 588 spots since 2015 (#556 → #1,144)
  • Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1891 (#940 → #644)
  • Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1885 (#640 → #921)
Rise & fade · girls
98 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1982 at #9 (19,099 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: 1 yr · 1982
  • Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1971–1997
  • Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1890–2021
Share of babies · girls
1 in 89
  • Highest: 1 in 89 girls born in 1982 were named Crystal (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,957 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 42.5% of all girls named Crystal (141,007) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s42#640 (1884)#850
1890s185#507 (1899)#730
1900s394#426 (1905)#567
1910s1,067#506 (1917)#572
1920s1,086#629 (1921)#700
1930s816#675 (1934)#753
1940s1,921#453 (1947)#573
1950s9,014#212 (1959)#299
1960s24,973#118 (1969)#151
1970s73,757#18 (1979)#48
1980s141,007#9 (1982)#20
1990s51,098#39 (1990)#75
2000s18,905#132 (2000)#189
2010s6,403#317 (2010)#524
2020s1,446#856 (2020)#1,057

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.

Crystal in 1918

girls
#596
142 births · 1 in 8,152 girls
boys
#2,543
11 births · 1 in 92,135 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #596Crystal142

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #2,543Crystal11
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 8,152 of them was named Crystal, which outranked 89.3% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Crystal
  1. #592Marcelle144
  2. #594Georgianna143
  3. #594Judy143
  4. #596Crystal142
  5. #596Cathryn142
  6. #596Era142
  7. #596Jenny142
  8. #601Millicent141
  9. #602Jerry140
  10. #602Rosalee140

Tied with 4 names at #596; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 92,135 of them was named Crystal, which outranked 47.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Crystal
  1. #2,398Worthy12
  2. #2,398Yutaka12
  3. #2,398Zebedee12
  4. #2,543Crystal11
  5. #2,543Abron11
  6. #2,543Acey11
  7. #2,543Alison11
  8. #2,699Adams10
  9. #2,699Aldine10
  10. #2,699Alfonza10

Tied with 155 names at #2,543; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →