Girls' name · since 1981
Krystan
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 397 babies named Krystan, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krystan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 397 have been recorded since 1981.
Krystan has 397 recorded births among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2009.
- #13,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystan ranks #13,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krystan's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Krystan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krystan's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krystan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Krystan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (181 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Krystan's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Krystan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 181 births (46% of all-time use).
Krystan by state
Where Krystan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 5.3% |
21 of 397 births nationwide.
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What to do with Krystan's data
- Krystan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2000s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Krystans (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krystan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1981–2009 (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 Krystan 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.