Girls' name · since 1977
Crystelle
Crystelle has 77 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystelle has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2012.
- #30,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystelle ranks #30,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crystelle's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Crystelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crystelle's full recorded timeline at 1986, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crystelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2012
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Crystelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (36 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Crystelle's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Crystelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36 births (47% of all-time use).
Crystelle by state
Where Crystelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.5% |
5 of 77 births nationwide.
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What to do with Crystelle's data
- Crystelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Crystelles (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Crystelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1977–2012 (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 Crystelle 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.