Recorded 1964–1982 Girls' name Peak 1981 95 births

Kristl — girls' name

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.

1960s371970s201980s38
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kristl was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kristl in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristl

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Kristl between 1964 and 1982, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kristl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kristl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristl 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 95 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.

Kristl at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

95

Since 1964

19 years of records

Peak year

1981

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1964

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1982

Kristl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1964

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1981)
27
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
051015202530 19821981197719741973197219691968196719651964 7

Kristl by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 40% of Kristl's all-time total
1960s371970s201980s38

Kristl by state

Where Kristl concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kristl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 5.3%
Hawaii share of Kristl's total US births 5.3%

5 of 95 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristl?
95 babies have been named Kristl since 1964. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1981 with 27 births.
When was Kristl most popular?
Kristl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Kristl most popular?
The top states for the name Kristl are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Kristl been used?
Kristl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 19 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Kristl?
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.

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, 1964–1982 (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.