Girls' name · since 1974
Chystal
Chystal has 45 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
45 girls have been named Chystal since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chystal has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1986.
- #36,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chystal ranks #36,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chystal's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chystal's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1986
- Peak year (1982)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Chystal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Chystal's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Chystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (62% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chystal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1974–1986 (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 Chystal 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.