Girls' name · since 1968
Kristol
Kristol has 255 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 255
- total births
- 1968–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Kristol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 255 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristol has been recorded 255 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1993.
- 255 total births
- 1968–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristol's 255 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kristol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristol's full recorded timeline at 1980, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% 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 1981 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kristol by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kristol's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kristol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 130 births (51% of all-time use).
Kristol by state
Where Kristol concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kristol's decade-level peak was the 1980s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristols (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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, 1968–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristol: Baby Name Since 1968 - 255 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristol. 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 Kristol 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.