Recorded 1961–1993 Girls' name Peak 1962 203 births

Crystale — girls' name

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.

1960s281970s591980s1051990s11
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Crystale was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

16 babies were named Crystale in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crystale

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Crystale between 1961 and 1993, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crystale currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crystale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Crystale shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crystale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crystale 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 203 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.

Crystale at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

203

Since 1961

33 years of records

Peak year

1962

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1961

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1993

Crystale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1961

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1962)
16
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 19931988198519821979197619711961 5

Crystale by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 52% of Crystale's all-time total
1960s281970s591980s1051990s11

Crystale by state

Where Crystale concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crystale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
21 10.3%
Pennsylvania share of Crystale's total US births 10.3%

21 of 203 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crystale?
203 babies have been named Crystale since 1961. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1962 with 16 births.
When was Crystale most popular?
Crystale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Crystale most popular?
The top states for the name Crystale are Pennsylvania (21 births).
How long has the name Crystale been used?
Crystale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 33 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Crystale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crystal, Crysta, Crystle, Crystel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1961–1993 (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.