Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1972
Crystl
27 babies named Crystl in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1972–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Crystl since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Crystl has 27 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1989.
- 27 total births
- 1972–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Crystl since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 27
- total births
- 1972–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Crystl was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
7 babies were named Crystl in 1982 - its busiest year on record.
Crystl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crystl's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crystl at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Crystl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1989
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Crystl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Crystl's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Crystl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Crystl? ▼
27 babies have been named Crystl since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Crystl most popular? ▼
Crystl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Crystl been used? ▼
Crystl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Crystl? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Crystl: Baby Name Since 1972 - 27 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/crystl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Crystl 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 July 2026.