Is Kristal a boy or girl name?
Kristal is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Kristal, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,065 US babies named Kristal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,240
- Babies named Kristal since 1951
- 12,065
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 582 babies
Boys and girls named Kristal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 953 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,788 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,338 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,087 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,166 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 469 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,240 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,287 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,587 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,577 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,236 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,245 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,440 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,892 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,049 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,816 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,063 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,528 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,574 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,268 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,218 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,116 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,947 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,197 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,686 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,506 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,584 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,437 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,358 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,354 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,226 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,256 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,130 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,059 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 205 | #923 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 199 | #940 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 232 | #845 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 230 | #861 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 273 | #755 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 307 | #690 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 312 | #656 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 320 | #622 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 356 | #562 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 386 | #529 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 452 | #469 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 490 | #429 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 545 | #400 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 582 | #399 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 494 | #430 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 401 | #505 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 425 | #479 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 365 | #512 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 330 | #542 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 262 | #606 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 236 | #649 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 217 | #681 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 246 | #621 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 250 | #623 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 260 | #638 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 197 | #751 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 150 | #849 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 159 | #798 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,037 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,092 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,103 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,259 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,165 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,368 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,473 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,296 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,470 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,453 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,499 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,779 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,240 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,840 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,306 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,607 |
Highest rank
Kristal has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #399 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 Kristal
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.