girl's name
Kristal
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 12,460
Ireland
#544
1983 births
Kristal is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 582 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
Kristal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 181 |
| 1960s | 953 |
| 1970s | 2,788 |
| 1980s | 4,338 |
| 1990s | 2,087 |
| 2000s | 1,166 |
| 2010s | 469 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 97 |
How popular is Kristal?
In 2025, Kristal was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kristal 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 Kristal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kristal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kristal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kristal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kristal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kristal
How popular is the name Kristal?
In 2025, Kristal was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kristal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kristal most popular?
Kristal peaked in 1982, when 582 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kristal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kristal currently ranks #7,524 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.