Recorded 1952–2020 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,654 births

Krystyna — girls' name

1,654 babies named Krystyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s701960s1151970s1781980s5191990s5112000s2142010s402020s7
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Krystyna was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

91 babies were named Krystyna in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krystyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,654 babies named Krystyna between 1952 and 2020, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krystyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krystyna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 519 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Krystyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Krystyna in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krystyna 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 1,654 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.

Krystyna at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,654

Since 1952

69 years of records

Peak year

1990

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1952

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2020

Krystyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1952

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
91
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
020406080100 202020082000199219841976196819601952 9

Krystyna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
519 births that decade — 31% of Krystyna's all-time total
1950s701960s1151970s1781980s5191990s5112000s2142010s402020s7

Krystyna by state

Where Krystyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Krystyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
98 5.9%
#2 New York
95 5.7%
#3 California
94 5.7%
#4 Florida
28 1.7%
#5 Texas
23 1.4%
#6 Michigan
21 1.3%
#7 New Jersey
21 1.3%
#8 Massachusetts
18 1.1%
Illinois share of Krystyna's total US births 5.9%
Even split

98 of 1,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Krystyna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krystyna?
1,654 babies have been named Krystyna since 1952. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 91 births.
When was Krystyna most popular?
Krystyna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Krystyna most popular?
The top states for the name Krystyna are Illinois (98 births), New York (95 births), California (94 births).
How long has the name Krystyna been used?
Krystyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 69 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Krystyna?
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, 1952–2020 (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.