Krystle — girls' name
12,939 babies named Krystle in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
84% of everyone ever named Krystle was born in this single decade.
2,579 babies were named Krystle in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Krystle
The Social Security Administration has registered 12,939 babies named Krystle between 1969 and 2016, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 2,579 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10,869 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Krystle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,720 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Krystle in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Krystle 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 12,939 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.
Krystle at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Krystle popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1969
- Peak year (1985)
- 2,579
- Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2016.
12,939 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 2,579 births in a single year.
Krystle popularity over time — boys
44 total births recorded since 1982 (Krystle as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Krystle accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Krystle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 10,869 births that decade — 84% of Krystle's all-time total
Krystle decade highlights
- Peak decade 10,869 births
- Runner-up 1,791 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Krystle's strongest decade
10,869 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 84% of all-time use.
Krystle by state
Where Krystle concentrates geographically — total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,720 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,232 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,159 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 674 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 596 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 477 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 464 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 396 | 3.1% |
1,720 of 12,939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.3% of nationwide
- Texas 9.5% of nationwide
- New York 9.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.2% of nationwide
- Florida 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Krystle appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1969–2016 (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.