Girls' name · since 1952
Chrystle
249 babies named Chrystle in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrystle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Chrystle recorded 249 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1995.
- #17,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrystle ranks #17,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrystle's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chrystle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chrystle's full recorded timeline at 1981, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chrystle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1995
- Peak year (1986)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Chrystle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (145 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Chrystle's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Chrystle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 145 births (58% of all-time use).
Chrystle by state
Where Chrystle concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.8% |
7 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chrystle's data
- Chrystle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chrystles (7 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrystle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1952–1995 (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 Chrystle 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.