Chrystal
Respelling of Crystal, a name taken from the English word for clear quartz, which goes back through Latin to Greek krystallos, meaning ice.
Chrystal in 2025
Chrystal was given to 8 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 18,783rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 414,418 babies born.
The history of Chrystal
Chrystal reached its highest point in 1982, when 792 babies were given the name, ranking 585th that year.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 15,765 babies have been named Chrystal. Half of them were born before 1980, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Chrystal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Chrystal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 | 1,477 |
| 1900s | 110 | 1,382 |
| 1910s | 238 | 2,051 |
| 1920s | 226 | 2,492 |
| 1930s | 152 | 2,961 |
| 1940s | 241 | 2,393 |
| 1950s | 710 | 1,727 |
| 1960s | 1,476 | 1,296 |
| 1970s | 4,510 | 603 |
| 1980s | 5,603 | 585 |
| 1990s | 1,665 | 1,256 |
| 2000s | 532 | 3,619 |
| 2010s | 217 | 7,694 |
| 2020s | 56 | 12,425 |
Where Chrystal is heading
Chrystal has fallen 47% over the past decade, from 15 babies in 2015 to 8 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1982 peak — Chrystal is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Chrystal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Chrystal.