Krystal
Girl · KRIS-tal · English
Krystal is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “crystal, ice”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 2,117th for girls in the US (88 babies).
What does Krystal mean?
English: spelling of Crystal, from Greek krystallos via Latin
“crystal, ice”
Crystal comes from the Greek krystallos, ice, because rock crystal was once thought to be permanently frozen ice.
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Is Krystal a girl's or a boy's name?
Krystal is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 88 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Krystal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Krystal, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 120 girls.
Half of all the girls named Krystal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were given Krystal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,002, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
- Crystal 23
- Krystal 9
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Krystal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,148 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 42 | #933 |
| 2014 | 45 | #906 |
| 2013 | 41 | #967 |
| 2012 | 70 | #643 |
| 2011 | 88 | #522 |
| 2010 | 74 | #592 |
| 2009 | 94 | #487 |
| 2008 | 120 | #402 |
| 2007 | 113 | #402 |
| 2006 | 75 | #537 |
| 2005 | 50 | #681 |
| 2004 | 38 | #794 |
| 2003 | 54 | #599 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 42 | #670 |
| 2000 | 38 | #705 |
| 1999 | 44 | #640 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 34 | #774 |
| 1996 | 29 | #837 |
How popular is Krystal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,117among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 88about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 88 girls in the US were named Krystal, making it the 2,117th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,752nd. Its busiest year was 1985, with 5,933 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Krystal in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 443 girls in the US were given Krystal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #650, up from #2,117 for this spelling alone.
Krystal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #2,117 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,870 |
| 2021 | 139 | #1,516 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,752 |
| 2019 | 153 | #1,446 |
| 2018 | 162 | #1,386 |
| 2017 | 206 | #1,187 |
| 2016 | 218 | #1,152 |
| 2015 | 228 | #1,121 |
| 2014 | 261 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 301 | #857 |
| 2012 | 328 | #817 |
| 2011 | 364 | #757 |
| 2010 | 393 | #718 |
| 2009 | 455 | #649 |
| 2008 | 557 | #552 |
| 2007 | 619 | #511 |
| 2006 | 606 | #504 |
| 2005 | 719 | #427 |
| 2004 | 703 | #432 |
| 2003 | 736 | #412 |
| 2002 | 743 | #395 |
| 2001 | 795 | #373 |
| 2000 | 890 | #346 |
| 1999 | 929 | #329 |
| 1998 | 1,093 | #282 |
| 1997 | 1,188 | #247 |
| 1996 | 1,336 | #217 |
| 1995 | 1,566 | #189 |
| 1994 | 1,890 | #164 |
| 1993 | 2,211 | #142 |
| 1992 | 2,619 | #128 |
| 1991 | 2,957 | #112 |
| 1990 | 3,290 | #104 |
| 1989 | 3,787 | #82 |
| 1988 | 4,019 | #74 |
| 1987 | 4,378 | #70 |
| 1986 | 4,929 | #61 |
| 1985 | 5,933 | #53 |
| 1984 | 3,933 | #74 |
| 1983 | 3,716 | #78 |
| 1982 | 3,504 | #83 |
| 1981 | 2,134 | #131 |
| 1980 | 1,163 | #220 |
| 1979 | 1,164 | #224 |
| 1978 | 1,074 | #230 |
| 1977 | 847 | #282 |
| 1976 | 550 | #375 |
| 1975 | 485 | #417 |
| 1974 | 473 | #417 |
| 1973 | 480 | #412 |
| 1972 | 455 | #426 |
| 1971 | 384 | #497 |
| 1970 | 337 | #550 |
| 1969 | 234 | #653 |
| 1968 | 236 | #625 |
| 1967 | 172 | #750 |
| 1966 | 174 | #747 |
| 1965 | 178 | #751 |
| 1964 | 197 | #743 |
| 1963 | 152 | #847 |
| 1962 | 133 | #916 |
| 1961 | 123 | #972 |
| 1960 | 121 | #969 |
| 1959 | 88 | #1,134 |
| 1958 | 84 | #1,156 |
| 1957 | 62 | #1,343 |
| 1956 | 45 | #1,580 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,690 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,701 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,548 |
| 1952 | 59 | #1,235 |
| 1951 | 55 | #1,253 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 16 | #2,391 |
Nicknames for Krystal
- Krys
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Other spellings of Krystal
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