Crystal

The name derives from the Greek krystallos, meaning clear ice or rock crystal. American parents began adopting it alongside other gemstone names in the late nineteenth century, with official records logging its presence in 1884. It remained relatively quiet until country musician Crystal Gayle and the 1981 premiere of Dynasty lifted it into the national top ten by 1982.

The name reads firmly as early 1980s Americana, belonging to the era of Trapper Keepers and cassette tapes. With an average age of forty-three, a Crystal is readily pictured maintaining a shared spreadsheet and labeling power cords with masking tape before unplugging any electronic device. Just over fifty percent of living bearers are Millennials, while Generation X accounts for another thirty percent. It suggests someone who can clear a paper jam from an office printer on the first attempt without consulting the diagram. In 2025, only 202 newborns received the name, leaving its daily circulation almost entirely to adults who remember dial-up internet.