Recorded 1977–1992 Girls' name Peak 1987 155 births

Cystal — girls' name

155 babies named Cystal in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1141990s23
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Cystal was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cystal in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cystal

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Cystal between 1977 and 1992, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cystal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cystal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cystal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cystal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cystal 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 155 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.

Cystal at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

155

Since 1977

16 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1977

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1992

Cystal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1977

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 19921990198819861984198219791977 6

Cystal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 74% of Cystal's all-time total
1970s181980s1141990s23

Cystal by state

Where Cystal concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cystal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.5%
California share of Cystal's total US births 4.5%

7 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cystal?
155 babies have been named Cystal since 1977. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
When was Cystal most popular?
Cystal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Cystal most popular?
The top states for the name Cystal are California (7 births).
How long has the name Cystal been used?
Cystal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 16 years of data through 1992.

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, 1977–1992 (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.