Krystal

#2,117 for girls in 2025, 88 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #4,872
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 5,933 births
Debut · girls
16 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
75,186
since 1946

Krystal over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #53, 1985girls
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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
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2025#2,11788—
2024#2,17887—
2023#1,762116—
2022#1,870108—
2021#1,516139—
2020#1,752114—
2019#1,446153—
2018#1,386162—
2017#1,187206—
2016#1,152218—
2015#1,121228—
2014#1,005261—
2013#857301—
2012#817328—
2011#757364—
2010#718393—
2009#649455—
2008#552557—
2007#511619—
2006#504606—
2005#427719—
2004#432703—
2003#412736—
2002#395743—
2001#373795—
2000#346890—
1999#329929—
1998#2821,093—
1997#2471,188—
1996#2171,336—
1995#1891,566—
1994#1641,890—
1993#1422,211—
1992#1282,619#4,87211
1991#1122,957#3,81315
1990#1043,290#4,99310
1989#823,787#2,61524
1988#744,019#3,35015
1987#704,378#5,4597
1986#614,929#2,05728
1985#535,933#2,07127
1984#743,933#2,70617
1983#783,716#3,23013
1982#833,504#3,48212
1981#1312,134—
1980#2201,163—
1979#2241,164#6,0565
1978#2301,074#5,0596
1977#282847—
1976#375550—
1975#417485—
1974#417473—
1973#412480—
1972#426455—
1971#497384—
1970#550337—
1969#653234—
1968#625236—
1967#750172—
1966#747174—
1965#751178—
1964#743197—
1963#847152—
1962#916133—
1961#972123—
1960#970121—
1959#1,13588—
1958#1,15784—
1957#1,34462—
1956#1,58145—
1955#1,69137—
1954#1,70236—
1953#1,54940—
1952#1,23659—
1951#1,25455—
1950#3,9628—
1949#3,6129—
1948#4,6516—
1947#4,0078—
1946#2,39216—
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Krystal! It came in at #2,392, and was given to 16 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1947–1950, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Krystal is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedNHWashington: #594 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsWAIdaho: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedMNIllinois: #410 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsILWisconsin: #564 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsWIMichigan: #824 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,244 girlsMINew York: #463 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsNYMassachusetts: #442 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedORNevada: #562 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedIAIndiana: #528 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsINOhio: #999 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,163 girlsOHPennsylvania: #448 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsPANew Jersey: #452 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNJConnecticut: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsCTCalifornia: #358 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsCAUtah: #625 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,144 girlsUTColorado: #803 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,221 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedMOKentucky: #536 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,900 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedWVVirginia: #542 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsVAMaryland: #683 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,592 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedDEArizona: #440 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,015 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #745 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #589 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedALGeorgia: #706 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,845 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Krystal, so not publishedHITexas: #315 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsTXFlorida: #350 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#315 · 1 in 1,169
  2. Texas#315 · 1 in 1,598
  3. Florida#350 · 1 in 1,857
  4. California#358 · 1 in 1,820
  5. Illinois#410 · 1 in 2,065

Best ever in a state: #29 in Nevada, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#31561 in 1,169
Texas#3151041 in 1,598
Florida#350481 in 1,857
California#3581291 in 1,820
Illinois#410331 in 2,065
Arizona#440191 in 2,015
Massachusetts#442121 in 2,369
Pennsylvania#448231 in 2,406
New Jersey#452171 in 2,394
New York#463391 in 2,475
Connecticut#51251 in 2,750
Indiana#528121 in 2,757
Kentucky#53671 in 2,900
Virginia#542131 in 2,913
Nevada#56251 in 2,502
Wisconsin#56481 in 3,147
Louisiana#58971 in 2,857
Washington#594101 in 3,063
Utah#62561 in 3,144
Maryland#68371 in 3,592
Georgia#706141 in 3,845
North Carolina#745111 in 4,281
Colorado#80361 in 4,221
Michigan#82491 in 5,244
Ohio#99981 in 7,163
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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 Krystal
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 61 spots since 2024 (#2,178 → #2,117)
  • 365 spots since 2020 (#1,752 → #2,117)
  • 996 spots since 2015 (#1,121 → #2,117)
  • Biggest jump: 165 spots in 1960 (#1,135 → #970)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 2014 (#857 → #1,005)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1985 at #53 (5,933 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1982–1989
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1960–2013
Share of babies · girls
1 in 290
  • Highest: 1 in 290 girls born in 1985 were named Krystal (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,264 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 49.9% of all girls named Krystal (37,496) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s39#2,392 (1946)#3,666
1950s514#1,135 (1959)#1,661
1960s1,720#625 (1968)#797
1970s6,249#224 (1979)#383
1980s37,496#53 (1985)#93
1990s19,079#104 (1990)#191
2000s6,823#346 (2000)#460
2010s2,614#718 (2010)#1,045
2020s652#1,516 (2021)#1,866

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.

Krystal in 2006

girls
#504
606 births · 1 in 3,137 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #504Krystal606
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 3,137 of them was named Krystal, which outranked 97.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Krystal
  1. #501Athena608
  2. #501Joy608
  3. #503Paulina607
  4. #504Krystal606
  5. #505Virginia605
  6. #506Raquel604
  7. #507Natalee603
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →