Kirsten

Where Kirsten comes from

From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kirsten
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Kirsten through the years
  1. 1937
    First appearance
    #2,735 among girls with 10 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1966
    Kirsten Gillibrand born
    American politician
  3. 1982
    Kirsten Dunst born
    American actress
  4. 1991
    Peak, #154
    1,931 babies named Kirsten, the most in any year.
  5. 2006
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #407.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Kirsten Dunst · American actress, born 1982
  • Kirsten Gillibrand · American politician, born 1966
  • Kirsten Flipkens · Belgian tennis player, born 1986
  • Kirsten Flagstad · Norwegian opera singer, 1895–1962
  • Kirsten Vangsness · American actress and screenwriter, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.