Chrystal

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 757 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,760
since 1894

Chrystal over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chrystal has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #306, 1983girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178—
2024#12,1617—
2023#11,1698—
2022#13,5926—
2021#7,25015—
2020#8,40612—
2019#8,59712—
2018#9,15111—
2017#8,29913—
2016#5,62223—
2015#7,61315—
2014#5,45624—
2013#4,64530—
2012#4,48632—
2011#5,06327—
2010#4,73530—
2009#3,67743—
2008#4,17937—
2007#3,72143—
2006#3,01756—
2005#3,12650—
2004#3,18048—
2003#3,41242—
2002#2,26372—
2001#2,41165—
2000#2,12276—
1999#2,07374—
1998#1,567105—
1997#1,434116—
1996#1,478111—
1995#1,322125—
1994#1,141156—
1993#1,017182—
1992#857231—
1991#783261—
1990#698304—
1989#625338—
1988#574359—
1987#537375#6,9515
1986#512405—
1985#414538—
1984#360644—
1983#306757—
1982#309792—
1981#332718—
1980#352672—
1979#340692—
1978#326705—
1977#396530—
1976#409494—
1975#455417—
1974#446417—
1973#475378—
1972#518330—
1971#563315—
1970#683232—
1969#745184—
1968#749175—
1967#833145—
1966#785157—
1965#819147—
1964#811166—
1963#847152—
1962#1,058104—
1961#927134—
1960#1,015112—
1959#1,14587—
1958#1,037102—
1957#1,13586—
1956#1,22872—
1955#1,20969—
1954#1,06485—
1953#1,16469—
1952#1,31653—
1951#1,25455—
1950#1,65332—
1949#1,69731—
1948#1,66931—
1947#1,39744—
1946#1,77126—
1945#1,99318—
1944#2,09617—
1943#2,25116—
1942#1,70624—
1941#1,95418—
1940#2,02916—
1939#2,30013—
1938#3,1818—
1937#1,99916—
1936#2,52111—
1935#2,57511—
1934#1,91317—
1933#1,90617—
1932#1,63422—
1931#1,87618—
1930#1,87519—
1929#2,01117—
1928#2,49713—
1927#2,25616—
1926#1,62326—
1925#2,11918—
1924#1,92621—
1923#1,67225—
1922#1,53629—
1921#1,62527—
1920#1,34934—
1919#1,44529—
1918#1,56626—
1917#1,11041—
1916#1,33230—
1915#1,52323—
1914#1,26224—
1913#1,35818—
1912#1,14321—
1911#1,30013—
1910#1,26713—
1909#1,21912—
1908#84921—
1907#99015—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,6596—
1903#86216—
1902#90315—
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1900#1,7236—
1899#93512—
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1896#1,4166—
1895#1,4266—
1894#1,4855—
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First appearance
1894

The first year at least five girls were named Chrystal! It came in at #1,485, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1897–1898, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Chrystal is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 891 girlsNHWashington: #253 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #549 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,735 girlsMNIllinois: #492 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,822 girlsILWisconsin: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,404 girlsWIMichigan: #268 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsMINew York: #501 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,727 girlsNYMassachusetts: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,699 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedSDIowa: #359 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,962 girlsIAIndiana: #235 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsINOhio: #319 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsOHPennsylvania: #534 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,234 girlsPANew Jersey: #427 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,261 girlsNJConnecticut: #328 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsCTCalifornia: #452 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsCAUtah: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsUTColorado: #405 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,705 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedNEMissouri: #507 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,479 girlsMOKentucky: #249 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsKYWest Virginia: #232 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsWVVirginia: #258 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsVAMaryland: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,814 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedDEArizona: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,638 girlsAZNew Mexico: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsNMKansas: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsKSArkansas: #247 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsARTennessee: #337 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,495 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #190 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #253 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chrystal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsOKLouisiana: #220 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsLAMississippi: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,149 girlsMSAlabama: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsALGeorgia: #327 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,100 girlsGAHawaii: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsHITexas: #297 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsTXFlorida: #309 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#170 · 1 in 891
  2. North Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,100
  3. Louisiana#220 · 1 in 1,183
  4. Oregon#232 · 1 in 1,305
  5. West Virginia#232 · 1 in 1,426

Best ever in a state: #114 in Oklahoma, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#17061 in 891
North Carolina#190311 in 1,100
Louisiana#220261 in 1,183
Oregon#232121 in 1,305
West Virginia#23271 in 1,426
Indiana#235231 in 1,448
Oklahoma#239151 in 1,378
Arkansas#24791 in 1,419
Kentucky#249141 in 1,567
South Carolina#253121 in 1,470
Washington#253181 in 1,492
Virginia#258191 in 1,651
Michigan#268311 in 1,818
Hawaii#27951 in 1,053
Texas#297731 in 1,787
Florida#309301 in 2,056
Ohio#319281 in 2,471
Georgia#327171 in 2,100
Connecticut#32871 in 2,335
Tennessee#337111 in 2,495
New Mexico#34061 in 1,636
Iowa#35961 in 2,962
Alabama#37191 in 2,393
Mississippi#37271 in 2,149
Wisconsin#39391 in 3,404
Colorado#40581 in 2,705
Kansas#42251 in 3,056
New Jersey#427121 in 3,261
Arizona#42981 in 2,638
California#452651 in 2,963
Utah#46651 in 2,986
Maryland#47261 in 3,814
Illinois#492191 in 3,822
New York#501281 in 3,727
Missouri#50771 in 4,479
Pennsylvania#534131 in 5,234
Minnesota#54951 in 5,735
Massachusetts#59951 in 6,699
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chrystal
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,244 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #10,917)
  • 2,511 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #10,917)
  • 3,304 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 426 spots in 1907 (#1,416 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 797 spots in 1904 (#862 → #1,659)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1894
  • Peaked 1983 at #306 (757 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1963–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,138
  • Highest: 1 in 2,138 girls born in 1982 were named Chrystal (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #306 in 1983, was only 1 in 2,207 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 35.5% of all girls named Chrystal (5,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s29#935 (1899)#1,316
1900s110#849 (1908)#1,198
1910s238#1,110 (1917)#1,331
1920s226#1,349 (1920)#1,861
1930s152#1,634 (1932)#2,178
1940s241#1,397 (1947)#1,856
1950s710#1,037 (1958)#1,221
1960s1,476#745 (1969)#859
1970s4,510#326 (1978)#461
1980s5,598#306 (1983)#432
1990s1,665#698 (1990)#1,237
2000s532#2,122 (2000)#3,111
2010s217#4,486 (2012)#6,367
2020s56#7,250 (2021)#10,583

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chrystal in 1984

girls
#360
644 births · 1 in 2,615 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #360Chrystal644
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,615 of them was named Chrystal, which outranked 97.0% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chrystal
  1. #357Lorena647
  2. #358Elisa645
  3. #358Gabriela645
  4. #360Chrystal644
  5. #360Latonya644
  6. #362Ariel636
  7. #363Clarissa635
  8. #363Faith635

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →