Girls' name · since 1949
Krystina
Krystina has 4,819 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,819
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,819 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Krystina recorded 4,819 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #2,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,819 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystina ranks #2,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,819 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,819
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystina's 4,819 recorded births place it above 96.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Krystina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krystina's full recorded timeline at 1992, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 480 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krystina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 480
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Krystina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,982 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Krystina's strongest decade.
1,982 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Krystina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,982 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,607 births
- 2000s 650
2000s
650 births
- 2010s 288
2010s
288 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,982 births (41% of all-time use).
How Krystina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Krystina's total volume
Krystina by state
Where Krystina concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 592 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 445 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 333 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 254 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 206 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 148 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 120 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 117 | 2.4% |
592 of 4,819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Krystina appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Krystina's data
- Krystina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,982 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystinas (592 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krystina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Krystina 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.