Recorded 1970–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 600 births

Kristalyn — girls' name

600 babies named Kristalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s1411990s1512000s1522010s772020s16
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Kristalyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kristalyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 600 babies named Kristalyn between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kristalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristalyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristalyn 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 600 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.

Kristalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

600

Since 1970

52 years of records

Peak year

2006

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1970

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kristalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1970

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
24
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 202120112005199919931987198119741970 5

Kristalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 25% of Kristalyn's all-time total
1970s631980s1411990s1512000s1522010s772020s16

Kristalyn by state

Where Kristalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kristalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.5%
#2 Florida
5 0.8%
Texas share of Kristalyn's total US births 2.5%
Even split

15 of 600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristalyn?
600 babies have been named Kristalyn since 1970. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 24 births.
When was Kristalyn most popular?
Kristalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kristalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kristalyn are Texas (15 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kristalyn been used?
Kristalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 52 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kristalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1970–2021 (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.