Given name & surname
Krystal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
Krystal is a form of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Krystal carries the interpretation “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.” Krystal is a form of Crystal. One Greek interpretation is “resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Krystal is used as a form of Crystal.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krystal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75,376
- 190 boys · 75,186 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 5,960 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,135 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,135 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,933 in 1985. In 2025, Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 62,788 as a first name in 2020; 122 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.
Krystal’s family of names
In English usage, Krystal has a related form in Crystal. Krystal is a form of Crystal. Krystal has a related form in Krystle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
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.
People named Krystal
- Krystal JungSouth Korean-American singer, actress and modelborn 1994
- Krystal MeyersAmerican Christian singer-songwriterborn 1988
- Krystal BallAmerican journalist and TV host (born 1981)
- Krystal ThomasAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Krystal RiversUS volleyball playerborn 1994
- Krystal VersaceBritish drag queenborn 2001
- Krystal KeithAmerican musicianborn 1985
- Krystal MurrayNew Zealand rugby league and union playerborn 1993
- Krystal ForgessonOlympic field hockey playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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