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Crystal

Girl name · 164 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Crystal: 164 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 15 births in 2008.

Crystal draws from the Greek *krystallos*, meaning ice, and later came to refer to the clear, colourless gemstone. The name gained widespread popularity in English-speaking countries during the 1970s and 1980s, partly thanks to country singer Crystal Gayle, famed for her long hair and hit “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” The Crystal Palace in London, a vast glass-and-iron exhibition hall built for the 1851 Great Exhibition, lent its name to the surrounding area and the Premier League football club. A notable variant is Krystal, while the name also carries New Age associations with clarity and healing energy. In Scotland, Crystal has appeared steadily on birth registers since