Recorded 1983–2018 Girls' name Peak 1988 244 births

Krystalynn — girls' name

244 babies named Krystalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s621990s692000s722010s41
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Krystalynn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Krystalynn in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krystalynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Krystalynn between 1983 and 2018, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystalynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystalynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Krystalynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Krystalynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krystalynn 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 244 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.

Krystalynn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

244

Since 1983

36 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1983

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2018

Krystalynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1983

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20182010200619991994199019861983 7

Krystalynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 30% of Krystalynn's all-time total
1980s621990s692000s722010s41

Krystalynn by state

Where Krystalynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krystalynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Krystalynn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 244 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krystalynn?
244 babies have been named Krystalynn since 1983. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Krystalynn most popular?
Krystalynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Krystalynn most popular?
The top states for the name Krystalynn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Krystalynn been used?
Krystalynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 36 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Krystalynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krystal, Krystle, Krysta, Krystina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1983–2018 (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.