Christal
Christal is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 8 births. Its best rank was 525th, in 1978.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 80.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 1978352 births
- Best rank
- #525in 1978
- Since 1913
- 9,697people given the name
The story in the numbers
9,697 girls have been named Christal in the United States since 1913, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1978, with 352 births.
The name has all but left use: 8 births in 2024, against 352 at the peak.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1980, and the 1970s alone account for 29%. It has spent 24 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Christal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | |
| 1920s | 38 | |
| 1930s | 14 | |
| 1940s | 52 | |
| 1950s | 644 | |
| 1960s | 1,074 | |
| 1970s | 2,846 | |
| 1980s | 2,519 | |
| 1990s | 1,334 | |
| 2000s | 764 | |
| 2010s | 321 | |
| 2020s | 57 |
In 1978, its biggest year
Christal was the 525th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1978 were Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. See all of 1978.
Names that rose and fell with Christal
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Shaunapeak 1979
- Melainepeak 1980
- Aprilpeak 1980
- Danellepeak 1974
- Janelpeak 1971
- Jenipeak 1982
- Shawnapeak 1977
- Tamarrapeak 1980
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.