Girls' name · since 1981
Krystale
170 babies named Krystale in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystale is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 170 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystale has been recorded 170 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1994.
- #21,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystale ranks #21,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystale's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Krystale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krystale's full recorded timeline at 1987, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krystale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1994
- Peak year (1985)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Krystale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (135 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Krystale's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Krystale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 135 births (79% of all-time use).
Krystale by state
Where Krystale concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.9% |
6 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Krystale's data
- Krystale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystales (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Krystale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1981–1994 (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 Krystale 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.