Girls' name · since 1970
Kristalyn
Kristalyn has 600 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 600
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kristalyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 600 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristalyn has been recorded 600 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2021.
- #10,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 600 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristalyn ranks #10,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 600 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 600
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kristalyn's 600 recorded births place it above 85.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kristalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristalyn's full recorded timeline at 1995, 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 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kristalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kristalyn's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kristalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kristalyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kristalyn's total volume
Kristalyn by state
Where Kristalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Kristalyn's data
- Kristalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kristalyns (15 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kristalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1970–2021 (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 Kristalyn 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.