Girls' name · since 1988
Crislyn
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Crislyn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
156 girls have been named Crislyn since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Crislyn recorded 156 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2022.
- #22,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 156 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crislyn ranks #22,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Crislyn's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Crislyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crislyn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crislyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Crislyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Crislyn's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Crislyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Crislyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Crislyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1988–2022 (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 Crislyn 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.