The first name Crystal

In 2025, 23 girls were named Crystal, making it the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 237 births (#218).

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

In 2025, 202 girls born in the United States were named Crystal, the 1,145th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 19,099 were.

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.

• Crystal Reed
  American actress, born 1985
• Crystal Eastman
  American lawyer and feminist, 1881–1928
• Crystal Dunn
  American association football player, born 1992
• Crystal Lowe
  Canadian actress, born 1981
• Crystal Gayle
  American country music singer (born 1951)
• Crystal Waters
  American singer-songwriter, born 1961
• Crystal Bowersox
  American singer, songwriter and actress, born 1985
• Crystal Allen
  American actress (born 1972)
• Crystal Bernard
  American singer-songwriter and actress, born 1961
• Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye
  Canadian track and field athlete, born 1991
• Crystal Chappell
  American actress, born 1965
• Crystal Bayat
  Afghan human rights activist, born 1997

How popular is the name Crystal?

In 2025, 23 girls born in England and Wales were named Crystal, ranking 1,362nd. Its peak was 2007, with 237 births.

Is Crystal a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 333,298 US babies named Crystal since 1880 were girls.

When was Crystal most popular?

1982 in the United States, when 19,099 babies were named Crystal, its highest rank at 9th.

What are other spellings of Crystal?

Chrystal, Krystal and Krystle.

Is Crystal also a surname?

Yes. Crystal is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.