Girls' name · since 1900
Crystel
Crystel has 743 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 743
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 743 have been recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Crystel recorded 743 times among girls since 1900, 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 1900 to 2023.
- #9,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 743 born since 1900
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystel ranks #9,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 743 born since 1900, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 743
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystel's 743 recorded births place it above 87.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Crystel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Crystel splits its recorded history at 1990: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Crystel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Crystel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (208 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Crystel's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Crystel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
208 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 208 births (28% of all-time use).
How Crystel 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 Crystel's total volume
Crystel by state
Where Crystel concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
42 of 743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Crystel's data
- Crystel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Crystels (42 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Crystel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1900–2023 (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 Crystel 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.