People with the first name Crystal
274,101
About 1 in 1,209 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Crystal?
Crystal was the #196 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#196
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
1982
19,171 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
202
#2,192 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,209
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.2% male99.8% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Crystal across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Crystal reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1982, with 19,171 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 202 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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