Total births
33
Recorded 1983–1988 Girls' name Peak 1986 33 births
Rystal — girls' name
33 babies named Rystal in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rystal was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
8 babies were named Rystal in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rystal
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Rystal between 1983 and 1988, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rystal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rystal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rystal 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 33 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.
Rystal at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Rystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1983
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Rystal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 33 births that decade — 100% of Rystal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rystal? ▼
33 babies have been named Rystal since 1983. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Rystal most popular? ▼
Rystal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Rystal been used? ▼
Rystal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 6 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Rystal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rysa, Ryssa. 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, 1983–1988 (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.