Crystal

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Crystal is a common English language female given name. Variant forms of the name include Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristel, Krystle, and Kristol.

From Wikipedia

Crystal first appears in the data in 1982 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 198 babies (rank #57 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Crystal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Crystal yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,502

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

198

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Crystal

Crystal Reedfilm actor · b. 1985
Crystal Eastmanfeminist · b. 1881
Crystal Lowefilm actor · b. 1981
Crystal Gaylecountry musician · b. 1951
Crystal Dunnassociation football player · b. 1992

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1982	169	#75
1983	198	#57
1984	184	#62
1985	164	#71
1986	44	#108
1987	43	#103
1988	40	#105
1989	82	#99
1990	45	#109
1991	151	#80
1992	58	#106
1993	63	#103
1994	57	#105
1995	48	#109
1996	51	#112
1998	46	#107
1999	47	#109
2014	6	#264
2015	2	#622
2016	1	#1,300
2017	3	#436