How Many People Are Named Crystel?
An estimated 692 people in the United States have the first name Crystel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Crystel peaked in popularity in 2011 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Crystel 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 Crystel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
692
About 1 in 495,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2011
41 births
Total Registered
743
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Crystel
Crystel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 743 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Crystel as a female name
Ranked #13,812 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (41 births)
Crystel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Crystel span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 208 babies were registered. Crystel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Crystel by Decade
How has Crystel 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.
Crystel by State
Birth registrations for Crystel span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, California. On average, about 18 Crystels were registered per state.
Crystel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Crystel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Crystel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crystel?
We estimate approximately 692 people named Crystel 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 495,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Crystel a common name?
Crystel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 743 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Crystel most popular?
Crystel reached peak popularity in 2011, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Crystel is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Crystel a female name?
Crystel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Crystel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Crystel Smith, Crystel Johnson, Crystel 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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