Girls' name · since 1960
Krystn
Krystn has 110 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 110
- total births
- 1960–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Krystn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystn has been recorded 110 times among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 1993.
- 110 total births
- 1960–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Krystn's 110 recorded births place it above 64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Krystn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krystn's full recorded timeline at 1985, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krystn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1993
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Krystn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Krystn's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Krystn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (54% of all-time use).
Krystn by state
Where Krystn concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 5.5% |
6 of 110 births nationwide.
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- Krystn's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1990s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Krystns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1960–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Krystn: Baby Name Since 1960 - 110 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/krystn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Krystn 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 July 2026.