Is Krystal a boy or girl name?
Krystal is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 87 girls and 0 boys were named Krystal, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 75,286 US babies named Krystal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,176
- Babies named Krystal since 1946
- 75,286
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 5,960 babies
Boys and girls named Krystal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 514 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,720 | 100% |
| 1970s | 11 | 6,249 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 143 | 37,496 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 36 | 19,079 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,822 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,613 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 564 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,768 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,878 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,518 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,761 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,448 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,396 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,187 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,153 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,121 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,007 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 301 | #858 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 328 | #817 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 364 | #757 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 393 | #718 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 455 | #651 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 557 | #553 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 619 | #511 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 605 | #504 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 719 | #428 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 703 | #432 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 736 | #412 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 743 | #395 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 795 | #373 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 890 | #346 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 929 | #329 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #282 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,188 | #247 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #217 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,566 | #189 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,890 | #164 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,211 | #142 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,094 | 2,619 | #128 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,937 | 2,957 | #112 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,216 | 3,290 | #104 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,658 | 3,787 | #82 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,449 | 4,019 | #74 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,821 | 4,378 | #70 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,083 | 4,929 | #61 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,103 | 5,933 | #53 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,764 | 3,933 | #74 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,335 | 3,716 | #78 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,600 | 3,504 | #83 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 2,134 | #131 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,163 | #220 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,590 | 1,164 | #224 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,466 | 1,074 | #230 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 847 | #283 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 550 | #375 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 485 | #417 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 473 | #417 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 480 | #412 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 455 | #426 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 384 | #497 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 337 | #552 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 234 | #655 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 236 | #627 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 172 | #752 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 174 | #747 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 178 | #752 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 197 | #743 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 152 | #850 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 133 | #919 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 123 | #974 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 121 | #974 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,138 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,160 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,348 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,591 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,712 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,718 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,553 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,242 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,261 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,146 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,755 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,951 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,172 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,432 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Krystal reached #2,083 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #53 in 1985. 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 Krystal
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.