Recorded 1960–2000 Girls' name Peak 1979 407 births

Crystall — girls' name

407 babies named Crystall in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s1381980s1981990s412000s7
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Crystall was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

27 babies were named Crystall in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crystall

The Social Security Administration has registered 407 babies named Crystall between 1960 and 2000, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crystall currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crystall performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Crystall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Crystall in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crystall 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 407 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.

Crystall at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

407

Since 1960

41 years of records

Peak year

1979

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1960

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2000

Crystall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1960

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1979)
27
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Crystall by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
198 births that decade — 49% of Crystall's all-time total
1960s231970s1381980s1981990s412000s7

Crystall by state

Where Crystall concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Crystall
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 2.5%
#2 California
5 1.2%
#3 Texas
5 1.2%
Florida share of Crystall's total US births 2.5%
Even split

10 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crystall?
407 babies have been named Crystall since 1960. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1979 with 27 births.
When was Crystall most popular?
Crystall was most popular in the 1980s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Crystall most popular?
The top states for the name Crystall are Florida (10 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Crystall been used?
Crystall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 41 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Crystall?
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.

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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, 1960–2000 (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.