Given name & surname
Christal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
Christal is a variant of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christal is a variant of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christal is a variant of Crystal. An origin associated with Crystal is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,710
- 0 boys · 9,710 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 352 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,974 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,974 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 352 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,431 as a first name in 2020; 386 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christal’s family of names
Christal has a related form in Crystal. In German usage, Christal as a surname has a related form in Christel. In German usage, Christal as a surname has a related form in KRISTALL.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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