Crystal Cunningham
There are approximately 131 people named Crystal Cunningham living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,616,445 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Crystal with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cunningham. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
131
1 in 2,616,445
Named Crystal
304K
Alive today
Named Cunningham
148K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 304K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1982
Average age: 42
Top Census group: White (57.1%)
Estimated bearers: 148K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #229
Per 100K: 43.11
Top ancestry: White (70.6%)
First name trend
Crystal: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Crystal. The peak year was 1982 with 19,170 births. The average person named Crystal today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Crystal
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Crystal, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 57.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Crystal described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Crystal at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.1% · 156,376
- Hispanic or Latino19.1% · 52,267
- Black or African American16.2% · 44,435
- Two or more races4.1% · 11,161
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 6,814
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3,044
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cunningham surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cunningham, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cunningham described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cunningham at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.6% · 90,983
- Black or African American20.6% · 26,531
- Two or more races4.0% · 5,193
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4,667
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 881
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 614
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Crystal has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0888% of the US population, based on 304,289 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Crystal right now.
The surname Cunningham appears at a rate of 43.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0431%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 131 people with the full name Crystal Cunningham. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Crystal Cunningham: questions and answers
How many people are named Crystal Cunningham?
We estimate approximately 131 people in the United States share the full name Crystal Cunningham. That works out to about 1 in 2,616,445 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0888%) with the surname frequency (43.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Crystal Cunningham?
We classify Crystal Cunningham as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,616,445 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Crystal a male or female name?
Crystal is predominantly female. Out of 333,092 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Crystal profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Crystal Cunningham?
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