Chrystal
Chrystal was the 11151st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 306th; the most babies were born in 1982 (792). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,442 places. More babies were named Chrystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Crystal) crystal (word name) · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #11,151 girls, down 2,642 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1982792 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,765babies recorded
What does the name Chrystal mean?
Chrystal 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)
Chrystal popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1987.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,151 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,509 | 12 |
| 2010 | #4,767 | 30 |
| 2000 | #2,127 | 76 |
| 1990 | #698 | 304 |
| 1980 | #352 | 672 |
| 1970 | #683 | 232 |
| 1960 | #1,017 | 112 |
| 1950 | #1,656 | 32 |
| 1940 | #2,046 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,885 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,356 | 34 |
| 1910 | #1,277 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,764 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chrystal, counting every spelling?
Chrystal is a spelling of Crystal, a name family that ranked #761 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,151 for Chrystal 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 Chrystal?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chrystal (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chrystal 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chrystal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chrystal?
About 14,100 people born in the US named Chrystal are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 40 and 52. That makes Chrystal 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 Chrystal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chrystal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chrystal
What does Chrystal mean?
Chrystal is a spelling of Crystal, which means “crystal (word name)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Chrystal?
Chrystal was the 11151st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 306th; the most babies were born in 1982 (792). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,442 places. More babies were named Chrystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Chrystal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chrystal in the US.