girls' name ★ peaked 1985

Krystal

Meaning A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,135 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal.

Rank 2025
#2,135
among girls · ↑53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Krystal · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1985
5,960 babies
All-time total
75,376
#459 all-time among girls
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Krystal popularity over time

75,376 babies have been named Krystal since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 39 – 39 4 – #2,432
1950s 514 – 514 51 +1218% #1,138
1960s 1,720 – 1,720 172 +235% #627
1970s 6,249 11 6,260 626 +264% #224
1980s 37,496 143 37,639 3,764 +501% #53
1990s 19,079 36 19,115 1,912 -49% #104
2000s 6,823 – 6,823 682 -64% #346
2010s 2,614 – 2,614 261 -62% #718
2020s (to 2025) 652 – 652 109 -58% #1,519

Where Krystal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 78 0.05 outside top 500
2028 74 0.05 outside top 500
2029 71 0.04 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

Where Krystal is most popular

Girls named Krystal per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Krystal born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 45 0.105 +59%
Texas 78 0.097 +46%
New York 37 0.093 +41%
California 68 0.081 +22%
New Jersey 14 0.078 +17%
Illinois 16 0.070 +5%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -30%
Indiana 6 0.043 -36%
Virginia 7 0.041 -38%
Arizona 5 0.036 -46%
Washington 5 0.035 -48%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Krystal

Krystal is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,135 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 75,376 American babies have been named Krystal. Its peak came in 1985, when 5,960 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Krystal stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Krystal?

The median living Krystal is about 38 years old; half are between 32 and 41. An estimated 74 thousand people named Krystal are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Krystal year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 88 #2,135 – –
2024 87 #2,188 – –
2023 116 #1,769 – –
2022 108 #1,879 – –
2021 139 #1,519 – –
2020 114 #1,761 – –
2019 153 #1,448 – –
2018 162 #1,387 – –
2017 206 #1,187 – –
2016 218 #1,153 – –
2015 228 #1,121 – –
2014 261 #1,007 – –
2013 301 #858 – –
2012 328 #818 – –
2011 364 #757 – –
2010 393 #718 – –
2009 455 #651 – –
2008 557 #553 – –
2007 619 #511 – –
2006 606 #504 – –
2005 719 #428 – –
2004 703 #432 – –
2003 736 #412 – –
2002 743 #395 – –
2001 795 #373 – –
2000 890 #346 – –
1995 1,566 #189 – –
1990 3,290 #104 10 #5,216
1985 5,933 #53 27 #2,103
1980 1,163 #220 – –
1975 485 #417 – –
1970 337 #552 – –
1965 178 #752 – –
1960 121 #975 – –
1955 37 #1,712 – –
1950 8 #4,146 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Krystal

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Krystal Jung Krystal Jung American and South Korean singer and actress (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Krystal Meyers Krystal Meyers American singer b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Krystal, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Krystal?

The median living Krystal is about 38 years old. Half of all living Krystals are between 32 and 41 years old.

How many people named Krystal are alive today?

An estimated 74 thousand people named Krystal are alive in the United States, based on 75,376 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Krystal mean?

A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal.

How popular is the name Krystal in 2025?

Krystal ranked #2,135 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Krystal?

75,376 babies have been named Krystal in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Krystal most popular?

Krystal peaked in 1985, when 5,960 newborns received the name.

Is Krystal a boy or girl name?

Krystal is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Krystal rising or falling?

Krystal is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Krystal become more popular?

Krystal is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 girls named Krystal in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Krystal?

Well-known people named Krystal include Krystal Jung (actor), Krystal Meyers (singer).

Names like Krystal

Names that sound and feel close to Krystal: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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