Krystal
Krystal is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Krystal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krystal is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Krystal
The earliest SSA record of Krystal as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 16 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 5,933 newborns named Krystal — #53 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Krystals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,162 among baby girl names with 88 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 75K Krystals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Krystal
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Krystal. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Krystal
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About the name Krystal
Krystal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 75K births in the dataset. Krystal's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #53. Use the chart and map above to compare Krystal'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.