Unisex name · since 1983
Krystian
1,633 babies named Krystian in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,633
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Krystian is the #4939 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,633 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystian has been recorded 1,633 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #4939 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #3,740 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,939 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,633 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystian ranks #3,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,939 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,633 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,633
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Krystian's 1,633 recorded births place it above 91.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Krystian compares
1,633 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Krystian's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krystian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,633 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Krystian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krystian's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krystian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Krystian popularity over time - girls
484 total births recorded since 1985 (Krystian as girls' name)
Krystian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (655 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Krystian's strongest decade.
655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Krystian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
335 births
- 2000s
2000s
655 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s 158
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 655 births (40% of all-time use).
How Krystian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Krystian's total volume
Krystian by state
Where Krystian concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 324 | 19.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 184 | 11.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 78 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 61 | 3.7% |
| #5 | California | | 56 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
324 of 1,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Krystian appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Krystian's data
- Krystian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (655 total births); usage has since declined to 158 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Krystians (324 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Krystian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Krystian 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.