Girls' name · since 1971
Krystel
Krystel has 1,125 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,125
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,125 recorded since 1971.
Krystel has 1,125 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #6,909 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,125 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystel ranks #6,909 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,125 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,125
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystel's 1,125 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Krystel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krystel splits its recorded history at 1998: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 88 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krystel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1986)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Krystel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (476 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Krystel's strongest decade.
476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Krystel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
476 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 476 births (42% of all-time use).
How Krystel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Krystel's total volume
Krystel by state
Where Krystel concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
118 of 1,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Krystel's data
- Krystel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (476 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystels (118 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krystel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Krystel 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.