Kristal
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-tul
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Kristal is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “crystal”. In 2025 it ranked 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Kristal mean?
English: K-spelling of Crystal, via Latin from Greek krystallos
“crystal”
A K-spelling of Crystal, named for the clear mineral; Greek krystallos originally meant ice.
Is Kristal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristal is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kristal in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kristal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Kristal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,489th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Kristal, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 1982, with 582 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the girls named Kristal in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 443 girls in the US were given Kristal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #650, up from #7,489 for this spelling alone.
Kristal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4,979 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 54 | #3,041 |
| 2012 | 72 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 70 | #2,554 |
| 2010 | 85 | #2,258 |
| 2009 | 89 | #2,204 |
| 2008 | 96 | #2,106 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,940 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,680 |
| 2004 | 134 | #1,497 |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,578 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,431 |
| 2001 | 141 | #1,355 |
| 2000 | 139 | #1,351 |
| 1999 | 155 | #1,220 |
| 1998 | 145 | #1,252 |
| 1997 | 166 | #1,128 |
| 1996 | 175 | #1,054 |
| 1995 | 205 | #916 |
| 1994 | 199 | #938 |
| 1993 | 232 | #843 |
| 1992 | 230 | #858 |
| 1991 | 273 | #755 |
| 1990 | 307 | #689 |
| 1989 | 312 | #655 |
| 1988 | 320 | #622 |
| 1987 | 356 | #562 |
| 1986 | 386 | #529 |
| 1985 | 452 | #469 |
| 1984 | 490 | #429 |
| 1983 | 545 | #400 |
| 1982 | 582 | #399 |
| 1981 | 494 | #430 |
| 1980 | 401 | #505 |
| 1979 | 425 | #478 |
| 1978 | 365 | #511 |
| 1977 | 330 | #542 |
| 1976 | 262 | #605 |
| 1975 | 236 | #649 |
| 1974 | 217 | #681 |
| 1973 | 246 | #621 |
| 1972 | 250 | #621 |
| 1971 | 260 | #637 |
| 1970 | 197 | #748 |
| 1969 | 150 | #845 |
| 1968 | 159 | #794 |
| 1967 | 99 | #1,035 |
| 1966 | 93 | #1,087 |
| 1965 | 91 | #1,097 |
| 1964 | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1963 | 88 | #1,163 |
| 1962 | 66 | #1,359 |
| 1961 | 58 | #1,464 |
| 1960 | 72 | #1,293 |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,465 |
| 1958 | 29 | #2,072 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
Names like Kristal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber, Holly, Jasmine, Erin, Jessica, Molly, April, Abigail, Autumn, Leah, Francesca, Emily
Other spellings of Kristal
Crystal, Krystal, Cristel, Cristal, Kristel, Christal, Kristell, Chrystal
Names related to Kristal
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kristal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristal, updated 20 October 2026.