How Many People Are Named Crystal?
people named Crystal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,086 people in the US has this name
Based on 333,298 babies named Crystal in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
19,171 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρυσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Crystal in English. Counting Crystal and these spellings together, about 456,866 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Crystal (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Crystal alive today is about 42 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 36 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Crystal first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1982, to 19,171 babies. In 2025, 202 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Crystal reached #9 among girls' names in 1982, and was in the top 10 in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #1,145.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,145 |
| Best rank | #9 (1982) |
| Years in the top 10 | 1 |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1971 to 1997) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #20 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Crystal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Crystal were born in California than in any other state: about 39,667 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Crystal was given 1.8 times as often in North Carolina, 1.7 times in West Virginia and 1.6 times in South Carolina.
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