Boys' name · since 1988
Crystian
363 babies named Crystian in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 363
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
363 boys have been named Crystian since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Crystian has 363 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #9,549 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 363 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystian ranks #9,549 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 363 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 363
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Crystian's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Crystian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crystian's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crystian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Crystian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Crystian's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Crystian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (37% of all-time use).
Crystian by state
Where Crystian concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
38 of 363 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Crystian's data
- Crystian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Crystians (38 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Crystian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
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, 1988–2023 (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 Crystian 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.