Girls' name · since 1913
Christal
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 9,710 babies named Christal, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,710
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Christal is the #7922 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,710 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christal has been recorded 9,710 times among girls since 1913, currently ranked #7922 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,922 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,710 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christal ranks #1,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,710 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,710
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christal's 9,710 recorded births place it above 97.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Christal compares
9,710 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christal's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,710 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 352 | 21 | 19,840 |
Christal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christal's full recorded timeline at 1978, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 352 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 352
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Christal by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,846 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Christal's strongest decade.
2,846 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Christal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 644
1950s
644 births
- 1960s 1,074
1960s
1,074 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,846 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,519 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,334 births
- 2000s 764
2000s
764 births
- 2010s 321
2010s
321 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,846 births (29% of all-time use).
How Christal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Christal's total volume
Christal by state
Where Christal concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,010 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 885 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 602 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 373 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 365 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 333 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 283 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 280 | 2.9% |
1,010 of 9,710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Christal appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christal's data
- Christal's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,846 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christals (1,010 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christal
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Christal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.