girl's name
Christal
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 10,062
Christal is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1978, when 352 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Christal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 38 |
| 1930s | 14 |
| 1940s | 52 |
| 1950s | 644 |
| 1960s | 1,074 |
| 1970s | 2,846 |
| 1980s | 2,519 |
| 1990s | 1,334 |
| 2000s | 764 |
| 2010s | 321 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Christal?
In 2025, Christal was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Christal is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Christal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Christal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Christal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Christal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Christal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Christal
How popular is the name Christal?
In 2025, Christal was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Christal a girl's or a boy's name?
Christal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Christal?
Christal has 2 syllables.
When was Christal most popular?
Christal peaked in 1978, when 352 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Christal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Christal currently ranks #8,142 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.