Crystall
A feminine name derived from the English word for a clear mineral.
Name Census estimates that about 376 living Americans carry the first name Crystall. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Crystall today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Crystall births was 1979 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Crystall. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
376
~ 1 in 911,581 Americans
Peak year
1979
27 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2000 SSA rank
#12,071
Tracked since 1960
Census
Crystall in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 342 people with the first name Crystall, which placed it at #26,967 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,967
National first-name rank
People counted
342
342 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Crystall
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crystall is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (23.4%) and Hispanic (13.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Crystall described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Crystall at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.2% · 199
- Black or African American23.4% · 80
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 45
- Two or more races2.3% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 3
Popularity
Crystall: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Crystall from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 198 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Crystall by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Crystall during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Crystalls live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Crystall, while Texas, California, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Crystall
The name Crystall has its origins in the Latin word "crystallum," which means a transparent, glassy mineral or crystal. This name likely emerged during the medieval period, when interest in gemstones and their supposed mystical properties was on the rise.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Crystall can be found in the annals of the Benedictine nuns of St. Mary's Abbey in Winchester, England, dating back to the late 13th century. A nun named Crystall de Braydestone is mentioned in the abbey's records from around 1280 AD.
In the 15th century, a woman named Crystall Godewyn was recorded as a resident of the town of Colchester, Essex, in England. Her name appears in the town's tax records from 1436.
During the Renaissance period, the name Crystall gained some popularity among the European nobility, perhaps due to the association with precious gemstones. One notable figure was Crystall de Medici, a distant cousin of the famous Medici family of Florence, Italy, who lived in the late 16th century.
In the 17th century, a woman named Crystall Berengar was a renowned French artist, known for her exquisite portraits of the French nobility. She was born in 1612 and lived until 1688.
Another prominent historical figure with the name Crystall was Crystall Fairfax, an English adventurer and explorer who journeyed to the Americas in the late 17th century. She is believed to have been born around 1650 and her travels were documented in her published memoirs.
While the name Crystall has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has been borne by individuals from various cultures and backgrounds, perhaps reflecting the universal appeal of the sparkling gemstone that inspired its creation.
People
Crystall + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Crystall as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Crystall: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crystall?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 376 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Crystall going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 911,581 US residents.
Is Crystall a common name?
We classify Crystall as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 407 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Crystall most popular?
The single biggest year for Crystall was 1979, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Crystall is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Crystall in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 342 people with the name Crystall, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,967 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Crystall in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Crystall?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Crystall leans strongly female. 336 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Crystall?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crystall is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (23.4%) and Hispanic (13.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Crystall most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Crystall in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (199 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Crystall in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Crystall a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Crystall in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Crystall still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Crystall in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Crystall can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Crystall?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.