Girls' name · since 1986
Krystena
Krystena has 92 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 92
- total births
- 1986–2003
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Krystena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystena has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2003.
- 92 total births
- 1986–2003 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Krystena's 92 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Krystena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krystena's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krystena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2003
- Peak year (1989)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Krystena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Krystena's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Krystena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Krystena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Krystena: Baby Name Since 1986 - 92 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/krystena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Krystena 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 July 2026.