Kiersten

#4,661 for girls in 2025, 29 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #9,265
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1996 · 603 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,809
since 1963

Kiersten over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kiersten has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #422, 1996girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#4,66129—
2024#3,89238—
2023#3,64042—
2022#4,04136—
2021#2,89258—
2020#2,68262—
2019#2,50870—
2018#2,20784—
2017#1,964101—
2016#1,841112—
2015#1,399167—
2014#1,275188—
2013#1,242192—
2012#1,148215—
2011#885295—
2010#840319—
2009#776366—
2008#658465—
2007#589508—
2006#512592—
2005#460662—
2004#455660—
2003#485602—
2002#479586—
2001#487573—
2000#443638—
1999#487532—
1998#459562—
1997#457550#9,2655
1996#422603—
1995#461547—
1994#519481—
1993#513478—
1992#571408—
1991#573405—
1990#620362—
1989#692293—
1988#880200—
1987#1,052146—
1986#1,136127—
1985#1,185119—
1984#1,47578—
1983#1,62968—
1982#1,65369—
1981#1,31596—
1980#2,06950—
1979#1,56973—
1978#1,43480—
1977#1,77457—
1976#1,67758—
1975#1,35079—
1974#1,33479—
1973#1,32976—
1972#1,47365—
1971#1,40575—
1970#1,33079—
1969#1,49962—
1968#1,45960—
1967#1,88139—
1966#2,30827—
1965#2,83319—
1964#2,24629—
1963#2,96018—
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Kiersten! It came in at #2,960, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.

Where Kiersten is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedNHWashington: #492 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsMNIllinois: #424 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsILWisconsin: #396 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,539 girlsWIMichigan: #416 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,739 girlsMINew York: #413 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsNYMassachusetts: #522 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,025 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 731 girlsINOhio: #269 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsOHPennsylvania: #163 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 878 girlsPANew Jersey: #327 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #763 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 5,604 girlsCAUtah: #317 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsUTColorado: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,622 girlsCONebraska: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsNEMissouri: #352 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsMOKentucky: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsKYWest Virginia: #201 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 950 girlsWVVirginia: #289 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsVAMaryland: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,901 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedDEArizona: #527 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedNMKansas: #304 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedARTennessee: #328 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,115 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #398 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #539 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsOKLouisiana: #525 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,079 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedMSAlabama: #618 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,113 girlsALGeorgia: #517 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,459 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kiersten, so not publishedHITexas: #756 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 5,582 girlsTXFlorida: #326 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#150 · 1 in 731
  2. Pennsylvania#163 · 1 in 878
  3. West Virginia#201 · 1 in 950
  4. Ohio#269 · 1 in 1,679
  5. Virginia#289 · 1 in 1,626

Best ever in a state: #107 in West Virginia, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#150451 in 731
Pennsylvania#163691 in 878
West Virginia#20181 in 950
Ohio#269371 in 1,679
Virginia#289211 in 1,626
Kansas#30481 in 1,555
Minnesota#314131 in 1,912
Utah#317101 in 1,523
Nebraska#32251 in 1,631
Florida#326371 in 1,966
New Jersey#327211 in 2,016
Tennessee#328141 in 2,115
Maryland#331131 in 1,901
Kentucky#33991 in 2,182
Missouri#352131 in 2,273
Wisconsin#396101 in 2,539
North Carolina#398161 in 2,460
New York#413431 in 2,426
Michigan#416191 in 2,739
Illinois#424281 in 2,552
Colorado#46581 in 2,622
Washington#492101 in 2,854
Georgia#517121 in 3,459
Massachusetts#52281 in 4,025
Louisiana#52571 in 3,079
Arizona#527101 in 2,847
Oklahoma#53951 in 3,194
Alabama#61851 in 4,113
Texas#756251 in 5,582
California#763411 in 5,604
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See more about Kiersten
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 769 spots since 2024 (#3,892 → #4,661)
  • 1,979 spots since 2020 (#2,682 → #4,661)
  • 3,262 spots since 2015 (#1,399 → #4,661)
  • Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1989 (#880 → #692)
  • Biggest drop: 263 spots in 2012 (#885 → #1,148)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 1996 at #422 (603 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1988–2011
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,782
  • Highest: 1 in 2,782 girls born in 2004 were named Kiersten (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,423 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #422 in 1996, was only 1 in 2,907 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 38.2% of all girls named Kiersten (5,652) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s254#1,459 (1968)#2,169
1970s721#1,329 (1973)#1,468
1980s1,246#692 (1989)#1,309
1990s4,928#422 (1996)#508
2000s5,652#443 (2000)#534
2010s1,743#840 (2010)#1,531
2020s265#2,682 (2020)#3,635

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kiersten in 1996

girls
#422
603 births · 1 in 2,907 girls

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #422Kiersten603
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,907 of them was named Kiersten, which outranked 97.3% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiersten
  1. #419Arielle605
  2. #419Stacy605
  3. #421Tyra604
  4. #422Kiersten603
  5. #422Karissa603
  6. #422Nicolette603
  7. #425Kenya600
  8. #425Tania600
  9. #427Kaila598

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →