Recorded 1952–2000 Girls' name Peak 1985 1,187 births

Crystle — girls' name

1,187 babies named Crystle in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s941970s1841980s7461990s1312000s6
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Crystle was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

131 babies were named Crystle in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crystle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,187 babies named Crystle between 1952 and 2000, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Crystle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crystle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 746 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Crystle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Crystle in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crystle 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 1,187 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.

Crystle at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

1,187

Since 1952

49 years of records

Peak year

1985

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1952

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2000

Crystle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1952

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1985)
131
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Crystle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
746 births that decade — 63% of Crystle's all-time total
1950s261960s941970s1841980s7461990s1312000s6

Crystle by state

Where Crystle concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Crystle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 12.6%
#2 Texas
75 6.3%
#3 New York
40 3.4%
#4 Michigan
24 2.0%
#5 Florida
23 1.9%
#6 Illinois
10 0.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
7 0.6%
#8 South Carolina
7 0.6%
California share of Crystle's total US births 12.6%
Even split

150 of 1,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Crystle appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crystle?
1,187 babies have been named Crystle since 1952. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1985 with 131 births.
When was Crystle most popular?
Crystle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 746 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Crystle most popular?
The top states for the name Crystle are California (150 births), Texas (75 births), New York (40 births).
How long has the name Crystle been used?
Crystle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 49 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Crystle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crystal, Crysta, Crystel, Crystalyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1952–2000 (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.