Girls' name · since 1961
Crystale
203 babies named Crystale in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
203 girls have been named Crystale since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Crystale recorded 203 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1993.
- #19,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystale ranks #19,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystale's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Crystale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crystale's full recorded timeline at 1981, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crystale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1993
- Peak year (1962)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Crystale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Crystale's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Crystale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (52% of all-time use).
Crystale by state
Where Crystale concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 10.3% |
21 of 203 births nationwide.
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What to do with Crystale's data
- Crystale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Crystales (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Crystale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1961–1993 (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 Crystale 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.