as a First Name
19th-century coinage, which has recently enjoyed some popularity. This is one of the group of names taken from or suggestive of gemstones. The word crystal, denoting high-quality cut glass, is derived from Greek krystallos ‘ice’. As a boy's name, Crystal originated as a Scottish pet form of Christopher, but it is rarely used today.
| 157th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 369,265
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Crystal per capita
- 1982
- marked the height of its popularity
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0.09%
2%
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55+
47%
30-54
30-54
40%
13-29
13-29
12%
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