Recorded 1960–2020 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,777 births

Crysta — girls' name

1,777 babies named Crysta in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s581970s2131980s4851990s7322000s2372010s472020s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Crysta was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

195 babies were named Crysta in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crysta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,777 babies named Crysta between 1960 and 2020, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crysta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 195 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crysta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 732 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Crysta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Crysta in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crysta 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 1,777 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.

Crysta at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,777

Since 1960

61 years of records

Peak year

1993

195 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1960

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2020

Crysta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1960

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1993)
195
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Crysta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
732 births that decade — 41% of Crysta's all-time total
1960s581970s2131980s4851990s7322000s2372010s472020s5

Crysta by state

Where Crysta concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Crysta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 8.0%
#2 Texas
133 7.5%
#3 New York
49 2.8%
#4 Florida
31 1.7%
#5 Michigan
28 1.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
20 1.1%
#7 Washington
11 0.6%
#8 Ohio
10 0.6%
California share of Crysta's total US births 8.0%
Even split

143 of 1,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Crysta appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crysta?
1,777 babies have been named Crysta since 1960. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1993 with 195 births.
When was Crysta most popular?
Crysta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 732 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Crysta most popular?
The top states for the name Crysta are California (143 births), Texas (133 births), New York (49 births).
How long has the name Crysta been used?
Crysta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 61 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Crysta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crystal, Crystle, Crystel, Crystalyn, 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, 1960–2020 (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.