Cristal
Cristal was the 3922nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 377th with 679 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,936 places. More babies were named Cristal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Crystal) crystal (word name) · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,922 girls, down 856 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991679 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,936babies recorded
What does the name Cristal mean?
Cristal 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)
Cristal popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 55 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,922 | 37 |
| 2020 | #3,066 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,157 | 210 |
| 2000 | #536 | 484 |
| 1990 | #521 | 458 |
| 1980 | #984 | 151 |
| 1970 | #1,156 | 100 |
| 1960 | #1,768 | 41 |
| 1950 | #4,838 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cristal, counting every spelling?
Cristal is a spelling of Crystal, a name family that ranked #761 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,922 for Cristal 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 Cristal?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cristal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cristal 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cristal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cristal?
About 15,500 people born in the US named Cristal are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 22 and 38. That makes Cristal mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Cristal by state
How common Cristal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.3×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cristal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cristal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cristal
What does Cristal mean?
Cristal is a spelling of Crystal, which means “crystal (word name)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cristal?
Cristal was the 3922nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 377th with 679 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,936 places. More babies were named Cristal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cristal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cristal in the US.
Where is Cristal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cristal was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.