Krystel — #9681 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Krystel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,125 babies named Krystel between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystel currently holds the #9681 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 476 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Krystel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Krystel in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krystel 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 1,125 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.