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The first name Chrystal

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Variant spelling of Crystal.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Chrystal last appeared in the official list in 2014, given to 6 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 17 births (#1,126).

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176
babies named Chrystal, 1996–2025
#3,514
rank in 2014
1997
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chrystal with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Chrystal at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Chrystal, the 11,151st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 792 were.

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15,765
babies named Chrystal since 1880
#11,151
rank in 2025
1982
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Chrystal

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Chrystal Macmillan
    British feminist and pacifist (1872-1937)
  • Camille Rowe
    French-American model, born 1990

Questions

What does the name Chrystal mean?
Variant spelling of Crystal.
How popular is the name Chrystal?
In 2014, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Chrystal, ranking 3,514th. Its peak was 1997, with 17 births.
Is Chrystal a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,765 US babies named Chrystal since 1880 were girls.
When was Chrystal most popular?
1982 in the United States, when 792 babies were named Chrystal, its highest rank at 309th.