Crystal
Crystal was the 1145th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 9th with 19,099 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 589 places. More babies were named Crystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning crystal (word name) · English, Greek
Say it KRIS-tul /ˈkɹɪstəl/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,145 girls, down 288 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 202girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198219,099 babies
- Total since 1880
- 333,298babies recorded
What does the name Crystal mean?
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)
Crystal popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,184 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,145 | 202 |
| 2020 | #857 | 316 |
| 2010 | #317 | 1,006 |
| 2000 | #132 | 2,551 |
| 1990 | #39 | 8,218 |
| 1980 | #18 | 14,253 |
| 1970 | #101 | 3,819 |
| 1960 | #189 | 2,002 |
| 1950 | #452 | 319 |
| 1940 | #686 | 102 |
| 1930 | #781 | 81 |
| 1920 | #652 | 123 |
| 1910 | #529 | 60 |
| 1900 | #692 | 27 |
| 1890 | #952 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Crystal, counting every spelling?
Crystal is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #761 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,145 for Crystal 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 Crystal?
202 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Crystal (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Crystal 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Crystal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Crystal?
About 312,800 people born in the US named Crystal are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 37 and 48. That makes Crystal 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.
Crystal by state
How common Crystal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×), Virginia (1.7×), Illinois (1.5×). In 25 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 Crystal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Crystal, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Crystal · Sibling names for Crystal
Questions about the name Crystal
What does Crystal mean?
Crystal means “crystal (word name)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Crystal?
Crystal was the 1145th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 9th with 19,099 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 589 places. More babies were named Crystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Crystal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Crystal in the US.
Where is Crystal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Crystal was most common in Texas (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Illinois.