Cristal is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cristal means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cristal across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cristal has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cristal is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “ice, clear glass”. A variant spelling of Crystal.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,936 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 41 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cristal per year, United States (1947 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (679/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2004 (7/yr).
Cristal has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #738 nationally (given to 679 babies that year).
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