Given name & surname
Cristal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
Cristal is a variant of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cristal is a variant of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cristal 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cristal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,936
- 55 boys · 15,881 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 679 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,922 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,922 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 679 in 1991. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,499 as a first name in 2020; 312 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.
Cristal’s family of names
Cristal has a related form in Crystal.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 Cristal
- Cristal SnowFinnish musicianborn 1975
- Cristal MontañezSocial and Political Activist, Venezuelan Modelborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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