Girls' name · peaked in 1985
Krystal name popularity since 1925
75,376 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Krystal. Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Krystal is about 39 years old in 2026. Krystal peaked in 1985 as the #53 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,376
- Named Krystal, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,135 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 75,186 girls · 190 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.80× its national share
Peak year is the year Krystal made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Krystal births per year, 1925–2025
1985 was the biggest year for Krystal both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Krystal became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 1,430 baby girls to 1 in 290.
- Steepest fall: Between 1992 and 1997, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 704 to 1 in 1,470.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Krystal's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Krystal.
Decade by decade
Babies named Krystal in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 39 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 514 | 0 | #1,712 |
| 1960s | 1,720 | 0 | #752 |
| 1970s | 6,249 | 11 | #417 |
| 1980s | 37,496 | 143 | #53 |
| 1990s | 19,079 | 36 | #189 |
| 2000s | 6,823 | 0 | #428 |
| 2010s | 2,614 | 0 | #1,121 |
| 2020–25 | 652 | 0 | #2,135 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
69.5% of babies named Krystal from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Krystal is most popular
The index compares Krystal's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Krystal.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.80× | 470 |
| Texas | 1.71× | 9,835 |
| Arizona | 1.57× | 1,494 |
| Florida | 1.55× | 4,116 |
| New Mexico | 1.46× | 591 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Krystal and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Krystal (this page) | 75,186 | 1985 |
| Crystal | 329,840 | 1982 |
| Kristal | 12,079 | 1982 |
| Krystel | 1,125 | 1986 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Krystal's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Krystal.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Krystal (1985).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data