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Kristal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kristal

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The baby name Kristal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tuhl).

Kristal is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tuhl)

What is the meaning of the name Kristal ?

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.

Kristal has the following similar or variant Names

Kristal – Popularity by country

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:

United States
France
Canada
Ireland
AE

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People also ask about Kristal

Kristal is predominantly a girl's name.
Kristal is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl/ (KRIS-tuhl).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Krystal, Crystal, Cristal, Krystle, Kristel and Kristyl.
Across languages, Kristal has these equivalents: Crystal (English), Cristal (Spanish/French variant), Cristallo (Italian cognate), Kristall (German cognate).
Yes, very popular — Kristal ranked #1 in Ireland in 1983, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Kristal ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1983).
Kristal's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #893 in 2014 to #906 in 2024 in United States.