Christal Girl
How popular is Christal?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Christal in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
9,135living people named Christal (est.)
45median age of people named Christal
9,710babies named Christal since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Christal popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 3234 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (352 girls) |
| Highest rank | #525 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Christal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Christelle family of names ranked #2,984 for girls in 2025 (#2,513 the year before), with 33 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Christelle | 12 | 36% |
| Christal | 13 | 39% |
| Chrystal | 8 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Christal by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #3,185 |
| 1920s | 38 | #3,872 |
| 1930s | 14 | #3,272 |
| 1940s | 52 | #3,033 |
| 1950s | 644 | #1,075 |
| 1960s | 1,074 | #739 |
| 1970s | 2,846 | #525 |
| 1980s | 2,519 | #546 |
| 1990s | 1,334 | #1,027 |
| 2000s | 764 | #1,747 |
| 2010s | 321 | #3,009 |
| 2020s | 70 | #7,276 |
Girl names about as popular as Christal
Questions
- Is Christal a boy or girl name?
- Christal is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Christal were girls.
- How popular is the name Christal?
- 13 baby girls were named Christal in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Christal most popular?
- Christal peaked in 1978, when 352 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #525 in 1978.
- How many people are named Christal?
- 9,710 babies have been named Christal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,135 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.