Recorded 1949–2015 Girls' name Peak 1988 928 births

Krystine — girls' name

928 babies named Krystine in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s461960s551970s641980s3421990s2782000s892010s46
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Krystine was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

70 babies were named Krystine in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krystine

The Social Security Administration has registered 928 babies named Krystine between 1949 and 2015, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Krystine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Krystine in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krystine 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 928 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.

Krystine at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

928

Since 1949

67 years of records

Peak year

1988

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1949

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2015

Krystine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1949

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
70
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Krystine by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
342 births that decade — 37% of Krystine's all-time total
1940s81950s461960s551970s641980s3421990s2782000s892010s46

Krystine by state

Where Krystine concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Krystine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
92 9.9%
#2 New York
57 6.1%
#3 Texas
25 2.7%
#4 Florida
13 1.4%
#5 Illinois
6 0.6%
California share of Krystine's total US births 9.9%
Even split

92 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krystine?
928 babies have been named Krystine since 1949. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 70 births.
When was Krystine most popular?
Krystine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Krystine most popular?
The top states for the name Krystine are California (92 births), New York (57 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Krystine been used?
Krystine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 67 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Krystine?
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, 1949–2015 (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.