Girls' name · since 1985
Krystelle
Krystelle has 191 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
191 girls have been named Krystelle since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystelle has been recorded 191 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2016.
- #20,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 191 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystelle ranks #20,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krystelle's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Krystelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krystelle splits its recorded history at 1999: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krystelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2016
- Peak year (1989)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Krystelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Krystelle's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Krystelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (34% of all-time use).
Krystelle by state
Where Krystelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 191 births nationwide.
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What to do with Krystelle's data
- Krystelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2010s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Krystelles (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krystelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1985–2016 (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 Krystelle 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.