How Many People Are Named Christal?
An estimated 8,729 people in the United States have the first name Christal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Christal peaked in popularity in 1978 with 352 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,729
About 1 in 39,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1978
352 births
Total Registered
9,697
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christal
Christal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,697 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Christal as a female name
Ranked #11,292 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (352 births)
Christal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christal span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,846 babies were registered. Christal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christal by Decade
How has Christal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christal by State
Birth registrations for Christal span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, District of Columbia, Utah. On average, about 169 Christals were registered per state.
Christal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christal?
We estimate approximately 8,729 people named Christal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Christal a common name?
Christal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,697 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christal most popular?
Christal reached peak popularity in 1978, when 352 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christal is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christal a female name?
Christal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christal Smith, Christal Johnson, Christal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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