Given name & surname
Crystal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
Crystal is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Original GreekΚρυστάλ
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Crystal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333,298
- 1,184 boys · 332,114 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 19,171 babies
- 2025
- 202
- #1,145 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 202 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,145 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19,099 in 1982. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (46). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274,101 as a first name in 2020; 1,861 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.
Crystal’s family of names
In English usage, Crystal has a related form in Krystal. In English usage, Crystal has a related form in Cristal. In English usage, Crystal has a related form in Krystle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Crystal has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
10 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Crystal
- Crystal ReedAmerican actressborn 1985
- Crystal EastmanAmerican lawyer and feminist1881–1928
- Crystal LoweCanadian actressborn 1981
- Crystal DunnAmerican soccer playerborn 1992
- Crystal GayleAmerican country music singer (born 1951)
- Crystal WatersAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1961
- Crystal BowersoxAmerican singer, songwriter and actressborn 1985
- Crystal KayJapanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio hostborn 1986
- Crystal BernardAmerican singer-songwriter and actressborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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