Crystal means ice or clear — from the Greek krystallos (ice/rock crystal). Crystal Gayle sang Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue — one of the most beautiful country songs. Billy Crystal is one of comedy's greatest performers. Crystal clear is how we describe perfect transparency. Seven letters of Greek ice, brown-eyes-blue country, and the mineral that bends light into rainbows.
Crystal comes from the Greek krystallos meaning ice or rock crystal. Crystal Gayle sang Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. Crystal clear describes perfect transparency. Crystals are minerals that bend light into rainbows.
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Earliest known use: Greek word; Crystal Gayle (born 1951).
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Today
Crystal remains a beloved choice, ranking #848 in the US. 333,092 babies have been named Crystal since 1884.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Crystal?
1982peak year
Today, Crystal is a moderately popular name in U.S. records (ranked #848) with about 356 babies named Crystal each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1982, Crystal reached #9 nationally — 19,098 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Crystal's usage has fallen in recent decades. In all, around 333,092 babies have been registered as Crystal since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Crystal's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — seeking through clarity. People named Crystal tend to be sparkling, transparent, and gifted at bending light into unexpected rainbows.
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Bends light into rainbows
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Crystal-clear transparency
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Gayle-level beauty
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Greek-ice sparkle
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Perfect clarity
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Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Crystal
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Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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