Girls' name · since 1977
Cystal
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.
- #22,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cystal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 155 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cystal has been recorded 155 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1992.
- #22,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cystal ranks #22,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cystal's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cystal's full recorded timeline at 1985, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1992
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Cystal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 74% of the file).
1980s was Cystal's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Cystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (74% of all-time use).
Cystal by state
Where Cystal concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 4.5% |
7 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cystal's data
- Cystal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cystals (7 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.
Keep exploring Cystal
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cystal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1977–1992 (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 Cystal 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.