Girls' name · since 1967
Crystalyn
Crystalyn has 647 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 647 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystalyn has been recorded 647 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1967 to 2011.
- #10,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 647 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystalyn ranks #10,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 647 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystalyn's 647 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Crystalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crystalyn's full recorded timeline at 1989, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crystalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2011
- Peak year (1984)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Crystalyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (299 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Crystalyn's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Crystalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
299 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 299 births (46% of all-time use).
How Crystalyn 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 Crystalyn's total volume
Crystalyn by state
Where Crystalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
31 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Crystalyn's data
- Crystalyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Crystalyns (31 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crystalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1967–2011 (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 Crystalyn 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.