Girls' name · since 1884
Crystal
Crystal has 332,114 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332,114
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
332,114 babies have been named Crystal since 1884, making it today's #1145 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystal has been recorded 332,114 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #1145 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, 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 1884 to 2025.
- #116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,145 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 332,114 born since 1884
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystal ranks #116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,145 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 332,114 born since 1884, peaking in the 1980s.
- #116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332,114
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystal's 332,114 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Crystal compares
332,114 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Crystal's all-time total is 883x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Crystal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 332,114 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19,099 | 21 | 19,840 |
Crystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crystal's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 19,099, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crystal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 19,099
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Crystal popularity over time - boys
1,184 total births recorded since 1918 (Crystal as boys' name)
Crystal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (141,007 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Crystal's strongest decade.
141,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Crystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s 185
1890s
185 births
- 1900s 394
1900s
394 births
- 1910s 1,067
1910s
1,067 births
- 1920s 1,086
1920s
1,086 births
- 1930s 816
1930s
816 births
- 1940s 1,921
1940s
1,921 births
- 1950s 9,014
1950s
9,014 births
- 1960s 24,973
1960s
24,973 births
- 1970s
1970s
73,757 births
- 1980s
1980s
141,007 births
- 1990s 51,098
1990s
51,098 births
- 2000s 18,905
2000s
18,905 births
- 2010s 6,403
2010s
6,403 births
- 2020s 1,446
2020s
1,446 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 141,007 births (42% of all-time use).
How Crystal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Crystal's total volume
Crystal by state
Where Crystal concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41,052 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34,621 | 10.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 18,250 | 5.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 15,005 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13,987 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 13,426 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13,012 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 12,054 | 3.6% |
41,052 of 332,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Crystal appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Crystal's data
- Crystal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (141,007 total births); usage has since declined to 1,446 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Crystals (41,052 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crystal: 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 (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Crystal 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.