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Crystle

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How to Pronounce Crystle

Pronounced KRIS-tul /ˈkrɪs.təl/Medium

Meaning: Crystle is a variant of Crystal, the gem-and-glass name from Greek krystallos, 'ice' or 'clear rock crystal'. This particular spelling matches Krystle Carrington of the TV drama Dynasty, whose fame drove the crystal-name vogue of the mid-1980s.Medium

In 30 seconds: Crystle is a spelling of Crystal (said 'KRIS-tul') — Greek for 'ice, rock crystal' — echoing Dynasty's Krystle.

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Origin MediumGreek, English

MeaningCrystle is a variant of Crystal, the gem-and-glass name from Greek krystallos, 'ice' or 'clear rock crystal'. This particular spelling matches Krystle Carrington of the TV drama Dynasty, whose fame drove the crystal-name vogue of the mid-1980s.

U.S. rank (2000)#13550 ↘ Falling

2000 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1985

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,187

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Crystle rests on Crystal, from Greek krystallos, 'clear ice, rock crystal', part of the gemstone-name fashion of the 1970s and 80s. The Krystle/Crystle spellings owe their moment to Dynasty, whose glamorous Krystle Carrington made the look aspirational. The meaning stays the sparkling mineral one.

Its tight 1985 peak marks it as a pop-culture spelling rather than a durable classic. Two clean syllables keep it crisp. It reads emphatically mid-eighties and, like Crystal, has not revived — its fortunes rose and fell with the show that inspired the spelling.

Did you know? Crystle peaked in 1985, exactly when Krystle Carrington was a Dynasty fixture — a clear case of a prime-time character shaping a spelling.

Overall data confidence 68%

References — Crystle — Variant of Crystal; Greek 'rock crystal'; Krystle Carrington/Dynasty anchor; 1985 peak

Variations

CrystalKrystleKrystal

Nicknames

CrysChrissy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Crystle mean?

Crystle is a variant of Crystal, from Greek krystallos, meaning 'ice' or 'rock crystal'.

How do you pronounce Crystle?

It's said KRIS-tul /ˈkrɪs.təl/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Crystle a boy or girl name?

Crystle is used as a girl's name, a spelling of Crystal.

How popular is Crystle?

Crystle spiked in the mid-eighties alongside the show Dynasty and is rare today.