girl's name
Cristal
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 16,494
Cristal is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 679 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cristal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 110 |
| 1960s | 487 |
| 1970s | 1,230 |
| 1980s | 2,931 |
| 1990s | 5,238 |
| 2000s | 4,305 |
| 2010s | 1,332 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 298 |
How popular is Cristal?
In 2025, Cristal was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cristal 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 Cristal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cristal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cristal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cristal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cristal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cristal
How popular is the name Cristal?
In 2025, Cristal was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cristal a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cristal?
Cristal has 2 syllables.
When was Cristal most popular?
Cristal peaked in 1991, when 679 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cristal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cristal currently ranks #3,940 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.