Crystle
A feminine name derived from the word "crystal" suggesting brilliance or clarity.
Name Census estimates that about 1,097 living Americans carry the first name Crystle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Crystle today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Crystle births was 1985 (131 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Crystle. 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
1.1K
~ 1 in 312,447 Americans
Peak year
1985
131 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2000 SSA rank
#13,550
Tracked since 1952
Census
Crystle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,072 people with the first name Crystle, which placed it at #11,797 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
#11,797
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,072 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Crystle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crystle is White at 65.1%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and Hispanic (12.0%). 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 Crystle 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 Crystle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.1% · 698
- Black or African American13.7% · 147
- Hispanic or Latino12.0% · 129
- Two or more races4.9% · 52
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 17
Popularity
Crystle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Crystle from the 1950s through to the 2000s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 746 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
Crystle 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 Crystle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Crystles live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Crystle, while New Jersey, Georgia, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Crystle
The name Crystle likely originated as a modern variant spelling of the name Crystal, which has its roots in the Ancient Greek word "κρύσταλλος" (krustallos), meaning "ice" or "frozen drop." This word eventually came to refer to the transparent mineral known as crystal quartz, prized for its clarity and beauty.
The earliest known use of the name Crystal dates back to the late Middle Ages in Europe, where it was often bestowed upon children born during the winter months or under particularly frosty conditions. It was a symbolic name, meant to evoke the purity and radiance of ice crystals.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Crystal de Muir, a 14th-century noblewoman from Scotland, renowned for her charitable works and dedication to the Catholic Church. Another notable figure was Crystal Gournay, a 16th-century French poet and courtier, whose works celebrated the natural world and the beauty of crystalline forms.
In the 17th century, the name gained popularity among English Puritans, who saw it as a virtuous and wholesome choice, reflecting the clarity and transparency they associated with the mineral crystal. One such individual was Crystal Woodhead (1604-1681), a prominent Puritan minister and writer.
As the name spread across Europe and eventually to the Americas, it continued to be associated with purity, clarity, and radiance. Notable bearers include Crystal Eastlake (1809-1876), an English writer and art critic, and Crystal Willard (1823-1898), an American educator and women's rights advocate.
In more recent times, the variant spelling Crystle has emerged, perhaps as a way to distinguish the name or to reflect alternative pronunciations. However, its etymology and historical associations remain closely tied to the original Crystal, a name that has endured for centuries as a symbol of clarity, beauty, and the wonders of the natural world.
People
Crystle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Crystle 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
Crystle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crystle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,097 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Crystle 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 312,447 US residents.
Is Crystle a common name?
We classify Crystle as "Rare". It ranks above 90.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,187 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Crystle most popular?
The single biggest year for Crystle was 1985, when 131 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Crystle is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Crystle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,072 people with the name Crystle, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,797 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 Crystle 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 Crystle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Crystle appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,073 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Crystle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crystle is White at 65.1%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and Hispanic (12.0%). 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 Crystle most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Crystle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.1% (698 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 Crystle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Crystle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Crystle 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 Crystle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Crystle 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 Crystle 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 many people are named Crystle?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.