Total births
24
Recorded 1981–1986 Girls' name Peak 1985 24 births
Drystal — girls' name
24 babies named Drystal in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Drystal was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
8 babies were named Drystal in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Drystal
The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Drystal between 1981 and 1986, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Drystal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Drystal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Drystal 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 24 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.
Drystal at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Drystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1981
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Drystal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 24 births that decade — 100% of Drystal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Drystal? ▼
24 babies have been named Drystal since 1981. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Drystal most popular? ▼
Drystal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Drystal been used? ▼
Drystal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 6 years of data through 1986.
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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, 1981–1986 (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.