Crystal

“Clear glittering mineral resembling ice or glass” — English, from Greek origin

Girl's name · #1144 in the US (2025) · 80s

Crystal has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #9 (1982) · 332,114 babies named Crystal all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Crystals

Crystal Reed — American actress
Crystal Eastman — American lawyer and feminist
Crystal Lowe — Canadian actress
Crystal Gayle — American country music singer (born 1951)
Crystal Dunn — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

Crystal — Earth-616
Crystal Bowie — character
Crystal Burset — Orange Is the New Black

What Crystals become

Among 341 notable people named Crystal:

Entertainers appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Crystal Reed, American actress.

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