Girls' name · since 1979

Crystine

28 babies named Crystine in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Crystine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1979.

Social Security Administration records show Crystine recorded 28 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 1991.

  • #41,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystine ranks #41,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Crystine's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Crystine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Crystine's full recorded timeline at 1989, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Crystine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19791980198919901991 5

Crystine by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).

1980s was Crystine's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Crystine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crystine?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 28 babies named Crystine. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #41,679 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 7 births.
Where does Crystine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crystine ranks #41,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Crystine most popular?
Crystine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Crystine been used?
The SSA has tracked Crystine since 1979 -- 13 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Crystine?
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.

What to do with Crystine's data

  • Crystine's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Crystine

Nearby Names Like Crystine

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Crystine

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Crystine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1991 (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 Crystine 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.