Boy or Girl

Is Chrystal a boy or girl name?

Chrystal was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,757 US babies named Chrystal were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#12,395
Babies named Chrystal since 1894
15,757
Most popular year
1982
792 babies
Babies named Chrystal each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Chrystal from 1894 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02004006008001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Chrystal, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s029100%
1900s0110100%
1910s0238100%
1920s0226100%
1930s0152100%
1940s0241100%
1950s0710100%
1960s01,476100%
1970s04,510100%
1980s55,59899.9%
1990s01,665100%
2000s0532100%
2010s0217100%
2020s048100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–7#12,395
20230–8#11,390
20220–6#13,964
20210–15#7,334
20200–12#8,503
20190–12#8,704
20180–11#9,294
20170–13#8,385
20160–23#5,662
20150–15#7,708
20140–24#5,508
20130–30#4,675
20120–32#4,515
20110–27#5,092
20100–30#4,765
20090–43#3,685
20080–37#4,199
20070–43#3,728
20060–56#3,026
20050–50#3,132
20040–48#3,189
20030–42#3,425
20020–72#2,274
20010–65#2,415
20000–76#2,127
19990–74#2,077
19980–105#1,569
19970–116#1,435
19960–111#1,479
19950–125#1,322
19940–156#1,142
19930–182#1,019
19920–231#858
19910–261#783
19900–304#698
19890–338#625
19880–359#574
19875#7,139375#537
19860–405#512
19850–538#415
19840–644#359
19830–757#306
19820–792#309
19810–718#332
19800–672#352
19790–692#341
19780–705#327
19770–530#396
19760–494#409
19750–417#455
19740–417#446
19730–378#475
19720–330#518
19710–315#563
19700–232#683
19690–184#745
19680–175#750
19670–145#835
19660–157#785
19650–147#819
19640–166#811
19630–152#847
19620–104#1,059
19610–134#927
19600–112#1,016
19590–87#1,145
19580–102#1,038
19570–86#1,135
19560–72#1,228
19550–69#1,210
19540–85#1,064
19530–69#1,166
19520–53#1,316
19510–55#1,257
19500–32#1,656
19490–31#1,709
19480–31#1,677
19470–44#1,398
19460–26#1,778
19450–18#2,002
19440–17#2,106
19430–16#2,269
19420–24#1,710
19410–18#1,961
19400–16#2,045
19390–13#2,317
19380–8#3,232
19370–16#2,013
19360–11#2,549
19350–11#2,605
19340–17#1,932
19330–17#1,919
19320–22#1,636
19310–18#1,887
19300–19#1,885
19290–17#2,021
19280–13#2,518
19270–16#2,274
19260–26#1,632
19250–18#2,130
19240–21#1,939
19230–25#1,685
19220–29#1,539
19210–27#1,629
19200–34#1,356
19190–29#1,453
19180–26#1,576
19170–41#1,115
19160–30#1,339
19150–23#1,530
19140–24#1,268
19130–18#1,370
19120–21#1,151
19110–13#1,318
19100–13#1,277
19090–12#1,230
19080–21#853
19070–15#994
19060–8#1,438
19050–11#1,174
19040–6#1,692
19030–16#866
19020–15#909
19010–0–
19000–6#1,764
18990–12#937
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–6#1,443
18950–6#1,454
18940–5#1,524

Highest rank

As a boy name, Chrystal reached #7,139 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #306 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Chrystal

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.