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Why parents love Crystal- Crystal Gayle sang one of the most beautiful country songs.
- Crystal clear is the standard for perfect transparency.
- Two syllables with a sparkling, bright sound: KRIS-tal.
- Crystals bend light into rainbows.
- The meaning ice/clear is luminously beautiful.
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The vibe of Crystal
iceclearGreekGayleBrown Eyes Bluetransparencyrainbowsparklingmineral
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Origin & history of Crystal
Greek krystallos (ice/rock crystal)
→ Latin crystallum
→ English Crystal
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Greek roots
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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First recorded
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?
1982
peak 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 registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19,098
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #9)
(ranked #9)
356
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
3,560
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
333,092
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Crystal8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
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✦
Crystal-clear transparency◈
Gayle-level beauty◎
Greek-ice sparkle♡
Perfect clarityC3
R9
Y7
S1
T2
A1
L3
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Crystal💼
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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