Chrystal

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Chrystal by the numbers

Chrystal was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 792 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Chrystal

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chrystal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Christanfollower of Christ; variant of Christian24 in the US (2017)
  • Chrystianfollower of christ; spelling variant of Christian8 in the US (2017)
  • Christenanointed one, Christian; a form of Christine42 in the US (2017)
  • Christiea diminutive of Christine or Christopher meaning anointed one or christ-bearer34 in the US (2017)
  • Christinfollower of christ; a form of Christina26 in the US (2017)
  • Christainfollower of Christ; a misspelling of Christian17 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Chrystal

Names that are said the same way as Chrystal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Crystalclear glass; crystalline455 in the US (2017)
  • Krystalclear, transparent; variant spelling of Crystal200 in the US (2017)
  • Cristalclear as crystal; a form of Crystal91 in the US (2017)
  • Kristalclear ice or crystal; a variant of Crystal32 in the US (2017)
  • Christellefollower of christ; french form of Christine25 in the US (2017)
  • Christalfollower of christ; a form of crystal or christine23 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Chrystal

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