Recorded 1985–2016 Girls' name Peak 1989 191 births

Krystelle — girls' name

191 babies named Krystelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s652000s572010s30
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Krystelle was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Krystelle in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krystelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Krystelle between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Krystelle 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 Krystelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krystelle 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 191 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.

Krystelle at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

191

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Krystelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 20162007200319991995199119871985 6

Krystelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
65 births that decade — 34% of Krystelle's all-time total
1980s391990s652000s572010s30

Krystelle by state

Where Krystelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krystelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Krystelle's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krystelle?
191 babies have been named Krystelle since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Krystelle most popular?
Krystelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Krystelle most popular?
The top states for the name Krystelle are California (5 births).
How long has the name Krystelle been used?
Krystelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Krystelle?
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, 1985–2016 (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.