Krystal
Krystal was the 2135th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 53rd with 5,933 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,014 places. More babies were named Krystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Crystal) crystal (word name) · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #2,135 girls, down 374 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19855,933 babies
- Total since 1880
- 75,376babies recorded
What does the name Krystal mean?
Krystal 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)
Krystal popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 190 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,135 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,761 | 114 |
| 2010 | #718 | 393 |
| 2000 | #346 | 890 |
| 1990 | #104 | 3,290 |
| 1980 | #220 | 1,163 |
| 1970 | #552 | 337 |
| 1960 | #975 | 121 |
| 1950 | #4,146 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Krystal, counting every spelling?
Krystal is a spelling of Crystal, a name family that ranked #761 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,135 for Krystal 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 Krystal?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Krystal (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Krystal 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Krystal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Krystal?
About 72,800 people born in the US named Krystal are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 33 and 42. That makes Krystal 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.
Krystal by state
How common Krystal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 39 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 Krystal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Krystal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Krystal
What does Krystal mean?
Krystal is a spelling of Crystal, which means “crystal (word name)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Krystal?
Krystal was the 2135th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 53rd with 5,933 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,014 places. More babies were named Krystal in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Krystal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Krystal in the US.
Where is Krystal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Krystal was most common in Florida (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New York.