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Girl · Greek, through English
Krystle
Say it: KRIS-tul
Meaning
A spelling of Crystal, from the English word, Greek krystallos 'ice, rock crystal'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Surged briefly in the 1980s after Krystle Carrington of the TV series Dynasty.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 12,982 babies given this name since 1969
- At its height in 1985, about 1 in 667 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Crystal, Kristal, Krystal
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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