Christal
Christal was the 7974th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 525th with 352 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,647 places. More babies were named Christal in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Crystal) crystal (word name) · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #7,974 girls, up 1,098 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978352 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,710babies recorded
What does the name Christal mean?
Christal is a spelling of Crystal, pronounced the same way, so it shares Crystal's meaning and origin.
Crystal is the English word for clear quartz or fine glass, used as a given name since the late 19th century. The word comes through Old French and Latin from Greek krystallos 'ice, rock crystal', from kryos 'icy cold', because rock crystal was thought to be permanently frozen ice. It was very popular in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. Wiktionary lists it as a girls' name from English.
κρύσταλλος (krystallos) (Ancient Greek, “ice, rock crystal”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Krystal, Chrystal, Crista.
See also: English names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Crystal', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'crystal' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Christal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,974 | 13 |
| 2020 | #9,072 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,017 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,888 | 90 |
| 1990 | #1,029 | 175 |
| 1980 | #623 | 293 |
| 1970 | #753 | 196 |
| 1960 | #1,268 | 75 |
| 1950 | #1,961 | 24 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,119 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,482 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Christal, counting every spelling?
Christal is a spelling of Crystal, a name family that ranked #761 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,974 for Christal on its own. Together these spellings went to 362 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal | 202 | #1,145 | 1,130 |
| Krystal | 88 | #2,135 | 538 |
| Cristal | 37 | #3,922 | 246 |
| Kristal | 14 | #7,698 | 75 |
| Christal | 13 | #7,974 | 59 |
| Chrystal | 8 | #11,151 | 44 |
| Christel | — | — | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Christal?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Christal (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Christal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Christal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Christal?
About 9,100 people born in the US named Christal are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 35 and 53. That makes Christal mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Christal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Christal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Christal
What does Christal mean?
Christal is a spelling of Crystal, which means “crystal (word name)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Christal?
Christal was the 7974th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 525th with 352 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,647 places. More babies were named Christal in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Christal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Christal in the US.