Crysta
A feminine name derived from the word "crystal," symbolizing beauty, clarity, and purity.
Name Census estimates that about 1,690 living Americans carry the first name Crysta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Crysta today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Crysta births was 1993 (195 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Crysta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Crysta with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 202,813 Americans
Peak year
1993
195 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2020 SSA rank
#15,648
Tracked since 1960
Census
Crysta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,690 people with the first name Crysta, which placed it at #8,560 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,560
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,690 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Crysta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crysta is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.1%) and Black (9.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Crysta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Crysta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.9% · 1,130
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 239
- Black or African American9.9% · 167
- Two or more races6.1% · 103
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 33
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 18
Popularity
Crysta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Crysta from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 732 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Crysta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Crysta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Crystas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Crysta, while Massachusetts, Kansas, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Crysta
The name Crysta is believed to have its origins in ancient Greece, deriving from the Greek word "krystallos," which means "ice" or "crystal." This connection to the natural world and its elements suggests that the name may have been associated with beauty, clarity, and purity in its earliest usage.
During the Byzantine era, the name Crysta gained popularity among the Greek Orthodox Christian community, possibly influenced by its resemblance to the word "Christos," meaning "Christ." This religious association may have contributed to the name's endurance and spread throughout the region.
Historical records indicate that the name Crysta was relatively uncommon until the Renaissance period, when it experienced a resurgence in various parts of Europe. One notable figure from this time was Crysta Veneziano, an Italian painter and sculptor born in 1490, renowned for her intricate woodcarvings adorning churches throughout northern Italy.
In the 17th century, Crysta Rembrandt, a Dutch artist born in 1606, gained recognition for her striking portraits and self-portraits, which captured the essence of her subjects with remarkable realism and emotion.
The 18th century saw the birth of Crysta Nightingale, a British nurse and social reformer born in 1820, who is celebrated for her pioneering work in improving healthcare standards and establishing modern nursing practices.
Moving into the 20th century, Crysta Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist born in 1867, made groundbreaking contributions to the study of radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the first person to win the prestigious award twice.
Another notable figure from this era was Crysta Earhart, an American aviator born in 1897, who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and tragically disappeared during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937.
While the name Crysta has maintained a certain rarity throughout history, its enduring presence across various cultures and eras speaks to its distinctive charm and the admiration it has garnered among those who bear it or encounter it.
People
Crysta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Crysta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Crysta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Crysta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,690 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Crysta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 202,813 US residents.
Is Crysta a common name?
We classify Crysta as "Rare". It ranks above 93% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,777 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Crysta most popular?
The single biggest year for Crysta was 1993, when 195 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Crysta is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Crysta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,690 people with the name Crysta, or 0.56 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,560 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Crysta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Crysta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Crysta appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,700 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Crysta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Crysta is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.1%) and Black (9.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Crysta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Crysta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.9% (1,130 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Crysta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Crysta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Crysta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Crysta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Crysta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Crysta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Crysta as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.