Recorded 1971–2018 Girls' name Peak 2007 296 births

Christalyn — girls' name

296 babies named Christalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s581990s672000s712010s57

The verdict

296 girls have been named Christalyn since 1971, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

296
total births
1971–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
24%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Christalyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

13 babies were named Christalyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Christalyn between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Christalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Christalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

296

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

2007

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Christalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 201820122004199919941989198319771971 5

Christalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 24% of Christalyn's all-time total
1970s431980s581990s672000s712010s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christalyn?
296 babies have been named Christalyn since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 13 births.
When was Christalyn most popular?
Christalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Christalyn been used?
Christalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Christalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.