NameTides

Crystal

Crystal was the #1,144 girls' name in the US in 2025 (202 babies), and #1,362 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Crystal as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Crystal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Crystal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,144 (202)#1,362 (23)———#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,169 (205)#1,353 (24)———#1,617 (14)—
2023#1,186 (202)#1,135 (29)——#856 (3)#1,203 (20)—
2022#1,026 (250)#1,326 (24)———#1,362 (17)—
2021#958 (271)#747 (50)———#1,592 (14)—
2020#856 (316)#765 (48)——#834 (3)#1,295 (18)—
2019#775 (358)#806 (46)#765 (3)——#1,002 (26)—
2018#716 (399)#729 (54)———#889 (31)—
2017#642 (458)#683 (60)——#873 (3)#979 (27)—
2016#571 (544)#481 (91)#798 (3)#440 (3)#515 (7)#1,230 (20)—
2015#556 (560)#560 (78)——#581 (6)#627 (47)—
2014#477 (663)#427 (102)#477 (7)—#584 (6)#825 (33)—
2013#464 (663)#358 (127)—#370 (4)#587 (6)#864 (31)—
2012#385 (818)#341 (142)#665 (4)#451 (3)#414 (11)#571 (52)—
2011#340 (934)#343 (139)#363 (10)—#510 (8)#538 (56)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1982 at #9.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Crystal is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,900 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Crystal by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #902NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #663TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Crystal (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CrystalCanadaGirls#1,97411
CrystalEngland & WalesGirls#1,36223
CrystalIrelandGirls—too few
CrystalNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CrystalNSWGirls—too few
CrystalScotlandGirls—too few
CrystalUSGirls#1,144202
CrystalUSBoys—too few