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Crystal

/ˈkɹɪstəl/ · 100% girls · 202 born in 2025

Crystal has been given to about 333,298 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪstəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 317,786
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Crystal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 19,171
  • Born in 2025202
  • All time333,298
  • England & Wales, 202523

How popular is Crystal?

Its best year was 1982, when 19,171 babies were given the name, ranking 9th. The typical living American called Crystal is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Crystal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Krystal0.97
  2. Cristal0.90
  3. Kristal0.87
  4. Chrystal0.84
  5. Krysta0.76
  6. Christal0.74
  7. Crista0.69
  8. Krista0.66

Middle names for Crystal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Crystal Eve0.80
  2. Crystal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Crystal Josephine0.78
  4. Crystal Anne0.78
  5. Crystal Rose0.77
  6. Crystal June0.76

Sibling names for Crystal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jamieeither · 0.97
  2. Travisbrother · 0.97
  3. Jeremybrother · 0.95
  4. Aprilsister · 0.95
  5. Aliciasister · 0.94
  6. Nicolesister · 0.94

Where Crystal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Minnesota0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Crystal Anderson0.74
  2. Crystal White0.72
  3. Crystal Reyes0.72
  4. Crystal Nguyen0.72
  5. Crystal Moore0.72
  6. Crystal Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Crystal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Crystal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.