Feminine dossier · first seen 1913
Christal
Endangered
Down 96.3% from peak
Peak era
1978
Peak births
352
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Christal
How many people are named Christal?
An estimated 8,732 living Americans are named Christal.
How rare is Christal?
Christal is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.3% from its 1978 peak.
How old is the typical Christal?
The median age of a living American named Christal is approximately 45 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 52 years old.
Is Christal still popular?
No. Christal is endangered as a baby name, down 96.3% from its 1978 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Christal most common?
Christal has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1913Peak 19782025
Peak year
1978
Decline from peak
96.3%
2025
13
All-time
9,710
Where it lives now
Christal is most concentrated in Kentucky — about 2.5× the national rate in the 1970s. It also runs high in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
States where Christal is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.