Kristal
Kristal is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kristal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristal is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kristal
American parents first put Kristal on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 582 Kristals were born — ranking #399 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Kristals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,107 among baby girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 12K Kristals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kristal
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kristal. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kristal
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About the name Kristal
Kristal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Kristal's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #399. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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