Girls' name · since 1981
Drystal
Drystal has 24 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Drystal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Drystal recorded 24 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1986.
- #43,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drystal ranks #43,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #43,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Drystal's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Drystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drystal's full recorded timeline at 1985, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1986
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Drystal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Drystal's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Drystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drystal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1981–1986 (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 Drystal 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.