Girls' name · since 1964
Kristl
95 babies named Kristl in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 95
- total births
- 1964–1982
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Kristl sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 95 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristl has been recorded 95 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1982.
- 95 total births
- 1964–1982 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristl's 95 recorded births place it above 62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kristl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristl's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1982
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kristl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kristl's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kristl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (40% of all-time use).
Kristl by state
Where Kristl concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 5.3% |
5 of 95 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Kristls (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1964–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristl: Baby Name Since 1964 - 95 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kristl 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 July 2026.