Crystal

Meaning: Clear glittering mineral resembling ice or glass
Origin: English (from Greek)

Girl's name · #1145 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Crystal's best rank, #9, came in 1982; it has stepped well back to #1145 today. Roughly 332,000 girls have been named Crystal since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#931 in Mexico (2024) · #1,372 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,567 in Canada (2024).

Famous Crystals

Crystal Reed — American actress
Crystal Eastman — American lawyer and feminist
Crystal Lowe — Canadian actress
Crystal Gayle — American country music singer (born 1951)
Crystal Dunn — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

Crystal — Marvel Comics
Crystal Burset — Orange Is the New Black (TV series)

What Crystals become

Among 341 notable people named Crystal:

Entertainers appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Crystal Reed, American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Krystal (#2135), Crystal would rank around #912 with about 290 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Crystal and Krystal.

Similar names: Krystal · Tiffany · Kristen · Jamie · Christina · Christine

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