Girls' name · since 1949
Krystine
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.
- #7,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 928
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
928 girls have been named Krystine since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Krystine has 928 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2015.
- #7,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 928 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystine ranks #7,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 928 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 928
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystine's 928 recorded births place it above 89.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Krystine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krystine's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krystine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Krystine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (342 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Krystine's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Krystine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
342 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 342 births (37% of all-time use).
How Krystine 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 Krystine's total volume
Krystine by state
Where Krystine concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| 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% |
92 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Krystine's data
- Krystine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krystines (92 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.
Keep exploring Krystine
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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 Krystine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1949–2015 (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 Krystine 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.