The baby name Kristal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tuhl).
Kristal is English in Origin.
The baby name Kristal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tuhl).
Kristal is English in Origin.
Kristal is a modern respelling of Crystal, the English given name taken from the gemstone word. That noun traces to Greek krystallos “ice, crystal,” via Latin crystallum and Old French cristal into Middle English. The K-initial form reflects contemporary stylistic preferences and likely orthographic influence from languages where the word is spelled with K (Dutch kristal, German Kristall). In current use, Kristal is predominantly feminine in English-speaking countries.
As a given name, it appeared sporadically in the 19th–early 20th centuries, then surged in the late 1960s through the 1990s alongside the vogue for nature and virtue names. The broader craze for K-initial variants during the 1980s boosted forms like Krystal and Krystle, with Kristal as a streamlined option. Core meaning centers on clarity, brilliance, and purity. Close variants and cognates include Crystal, Krystal, Chrystal, Cristal (Spanish/Portuguese), and Krystle.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1983 | #1 | — | 545 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #145 | 17 | 3,171 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #244 | 16 | 7,507 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 7 | 7,056 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #282 | 17 | 5,122 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Girls | 2007 | #299 | 7 | 2,781 |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #351 | 7 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #352 | 8 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #364 | 27 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #397 | 17 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #439 | 43 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #486 | 13 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #488 | 45 | 11,342 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #488 | 18 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #496 | 20 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #543 | 44 | 18,916 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #586 | 30 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #598 | 14 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #619 | 13 | 13,121 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #768 | 486 | 17,781 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #813 | 39 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #882 | 62 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #926 | 69 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #966 | 18 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 69 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,066 | 46 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,092 | 85 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,125 | 17 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,202 | 245 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,436 | 36 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Kristal is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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