Girls' name · since 1972
Krystl
150 babies named Krystl in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 150 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystl has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1995.
- #22,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystl ranks #22,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Krystl's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Krystl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krystl splits its recorded history at 1986: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krystl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Krystl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Krystl's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Krystl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Krystl's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Krystl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1972–1995 (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 Krystl 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.