Recorded 1977–2012 Girls' name Peak 1985 77 births

Crystelle — girls' name

77 babies named Crystelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s361990s112000s102010s7
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Crystelle was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Crystelle in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crystelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Crystelle between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crystelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crystelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Crystelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crystelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crystelle 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 77 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.

Crystelle at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

77

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Crystelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 2012200219931986198419811977 7

Crystelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 47% of Crystelle's all-time total
1970s131980s361990s112000s102010s7

Crystelle by state

Where Crystelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crystelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.5%
California share of Crystelle's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crystelle?
77 babies have been named Crystelle since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Crystelle most popular?
Crystelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Crystelle most popular?
The top states for the name Crystelle are California (5 births).
How long has the name Crystelle been used?
Crystelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Crystelle?
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, 1977–2012 (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.