Girls' name · since 1976
Khrystal
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 351 babies named Khrystal, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khrystal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 351 have been recorded since 1976.
Khrystal has 351 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2008.
- #14,606 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 351 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khrystal ranks #14,606 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khrystal's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Khrystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khrystal's full recorded timeline at 1991, 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 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khrystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Khrystal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (180 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Khrystal's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Khrystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 180 births (51% of all-time use).
Khrystal by state
Where Khrystal concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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- Khrystal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Khrystals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khrystal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1976–2008 (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 Khrystal 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.