Is Crystal a boy or girl name?
Crystal is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 203 girls and 0 boys were named Crystal, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 333,092 US babies named Crystal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,176
- Babies named Crystal since 1884
- 333,092
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 19,170 babies
Boys and girls named Crystal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 185 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 394 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 1,067 | 99% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,086 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 816 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,921 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 5 | 9,014 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 84 | 24,973 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 247 | 73,759 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 622 | 141,009 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 153 | 51,097 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 52 | 18,902 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 6 | 6,401 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,241 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,196 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,025 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 271 | #959 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 316 | #857 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 358 | #775 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 399 | #716 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 458 | #644 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 544 | #572 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 560 | #556 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 663 | #477 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 662 | #465 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 817 | #385 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 934 | #340 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,024 | 1,006 | #317 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,076 | 1,160 | #283 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,367 | #252 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,729 | 1,597 | #215 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,769 | 1,744 | #201 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,786 | 1,856 | #187 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,050 | 2,034 | #163 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,814 | 2,018 | #166 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,605 | 2,144 | #154 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,432 | #137 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,550 | #132 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,208 | 2,741 | #119 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,546 | 3,174 | #110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,333 | 3,435 | #99 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,928 | 3,786 | #92 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,319 | 4,391 | #80 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,945 | 5,199 | #64 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,688 | 5,828 | #57 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,358 | 6,598 | #50 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,129 | 7,727 | #41 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,182 | 8,218 | #39 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,259 | 9,103 | #32 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,957 | 10,101 | #28 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,509 | 11,011 | #26 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,078 | 12,689 | #25 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,173 | 14,398 | #21 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,136 | 16,561 | #12 |
| 1983 | 82 | #971 | 17,907 | #11 |
| 1982 | 72 | #1,074 | 19,098 | #9 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,227 | 15,888 | #16 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,242 | 14,253 | #18 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,340 | 13,468 | #18 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,242 | 12,592 | #18 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,958 | 9,725 | #25 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,062 | 6,947 | #36 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,843 | 6,242 | #43 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,209 | 5,624 | #49 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,422 | 5,769 | #48 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,848 | 5,043 | #59 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,386 | 4,530 | #79 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,110 | 3,819 | #101 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,663 | 2,987 | #118 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,600 | 2,753 | #118 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 2,522 | #139 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,057 | 2,423 | #145 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,828 | 2,543 | #146 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,090 | 2,945 | #136 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,441 | 2,580 | #156 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,541 | 2,102 | #180 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,745 | 2,116 | #182 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,569 | 2,002 | #189 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,552 | #212 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,307 | #234 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,410 | #224 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 931 | #289 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 888 | #290 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,936 | 758 | #307 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 676 | #315 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 623 | #328 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 550 | #338 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 319 | #452 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 270 | #490 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 275 | #485 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 325 | #453 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 235 | #514 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 117 | #690 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 136 | #627 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 158 | #599 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 175 | #561 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,608 | 128 | #626 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 102 | #686 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 80 | #765 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 83 | #765 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 80 | #762 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 81 | #740 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 88 | #717 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 98 | #676 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 68 | #809 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 75 | #783 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 82 | #743 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 81 | #781 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 99 | #704 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 91 | #743 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 91 | #758 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 97 | #735 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 122 | #668 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 100 | #736 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 109 | #701 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 117 | #674 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 137 | #630 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 123 | #652 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 113 | #656 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,580 | 142 | #597 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 171 | #506 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 143 | #562 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 138 | #541 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 85 | #626 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 79 | #573 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 88 | #516 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 48 | #617 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 60 | #529 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 40 | #615 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 50 | #513 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 35 | #631 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #578 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 63 | #426 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 53 | #445 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 32 | #579 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 28 | #625 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 29 | #578 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 27 | #692 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 34 | #509 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 26 | #636 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #742 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 20 | #709 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 17 | #777 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #755 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #722 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #913 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 17 | #645 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #952 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,043 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 10 | #849 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #848 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #945 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 11 | #645 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Crystal reached #971 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #9 in 1982. 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 Crystal
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.