Cristal — #2600 US girls' name
15,842 babies named Cristal in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to girls today.
33% of everyone ever named Cristal was born in this single decade.
679 babies were named Cristal in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cristal
The Social Security Administration has registered 15,842 babies named Cristal between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristal currently holds the #2600 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 679 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cristal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,668 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristal in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cristal 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 15,842 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.
Cristal at a glance
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Current rank
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Cristal popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947
- Peak year (1991)
- 679
- Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
Currently ranks #2600 among girls.
15,842 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 679 births in a single year.
Cristal popularity over time — boys
55 total births recorded since 1985 (Cristal as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Cristal accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Cristal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 5,215 births that decade — 33% of Cristal's all-time total
Cristal decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,215 births
- Runner-up 4,305 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Cristal's strongest decade
5,215 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
Cristal by state
Where Cristal concentrates geographically — total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,668 | 29.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,893 | 18.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 966 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 764 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 521 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 415 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 311 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 269 | 1.7% |
4,668 of 15,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 29.5% of nationwide
- Texas 18.3% of nationwide
- New York 6.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.8% of nationwide
- Florida 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 29.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Cristal appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1947–2024 (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.