Girls' name · since 1979
Krystalyn
Krystalyn has 445 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 445
- total births
- 1979–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
445 girls have been named Krystalyn since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Krystalyn has 445 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2015.
- 445 total births
- 1979–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Krystalyn's 445 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Krystalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krystalyn's full recorded timeline at 1998, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krystalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2015
- Peak year (1985)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Krystalyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Krystalyn's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Krystalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 160 births (36% of all-time use).
Krystalyn by state
Where Krystalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Krystalyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystalyns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1979–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Krystalyn: Baby Name Since 1979 - 445 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/krystalyn. 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 Krystalyn 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.