Recorded 1969–1999 Girls' name Peak 1981 142 births

Christyl — girls' name

142 babies named Christyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s471980s651990s23

The verdict

142 girls have been named Christyl since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

142
total births
1969–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Christyl was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Christyl in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Christyl between 1969 and 1999, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christyl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christyl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christyl 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 142 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.

Christyl at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

142

Since 1969

31 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1969

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1999

Christyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1969

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 19991990198619831980197719721969 7

Christyl by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 46% of Christyl's all-time total
1960s71970s471980s651990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christyl?
142 babies have been named Christyl since 1969. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Christyl most popular?
Christyl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Christyl been used?
Christyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 31 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Christyl?
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, 1969–1999 (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.