Kirsten
#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #6,138
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 1,931 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 53,181since 1937
Kirsten over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kirsten has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,822 | 60 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,119 | 51 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,720 | 63 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,929 | 57 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,468 | 70 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,130 | 89 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,889 | 107 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,512 | 150 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,711 | 123 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,291 | 184 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,135 | 212 | — | |
| 2012 | #985 | 256 | — | |
| 2011 | #852 | 309 | — | |
| 2010 | #840 | 319 | — | |
| 2009 | #652 | 454 | — | |
| 2008 | #567 | 543 | — | |
| 2007 | #444 | 726 | — | |
| 2006 | #407 | 783 | — | |
| 2005 | #321 | 1,003 | — | |
| 2004 | #298 | 1,089 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #280 | 1,116 | — | |
| 2002 | #277 | 1,126 | — | |
| 2001 | #260 | 1,224 | — | |
| 2000 | #255 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1999 | #200 | 1,533 | — | |
| 1998 | #202 | 1,547 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #185 | 1,633 | — | |
| 1996 | #176 | 1,773 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #180 | 1,681 | — | |
| 1994 | #193 | 1,537 | — | |
| 1993 | #188 | 1,546 | — | |
| 1992 | #166 | 1,832 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #154 | 1,931 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #157 | 1,869 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #183 | 1,538 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #214 | 1,221 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #276 | 891 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #322 | 747 | — | |
| 1985 | #319 | 751 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #324 | 724 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #324 | 715 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #328 | 740 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #335 | 709 | — | |
| 1980 | #343 | 705 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #293 | 817 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #285 | 814 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #336 | 687 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #316 | 714 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #303 | 762 | — | |
| 1974 | #296 | 808 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #297 | 790 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #284 | 901 | — | |
| 1971 | #296 | 936 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #284 | 1,034 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #253 | 1,156 | — | |
| 1968 | #248 | 1,107 | — | |
| 1967 | #303 | 816 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #297 | 852 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #356 | 641 | — | |
| 1964 | #362 | 687 | — | |
| 1963 | #392 | 598 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #560 | 306 | — | |
| 1961 | #663 | 241 | — | |
| 1960 | #627 | 258 | — | |
| 1959 | #716 | 195 | — | |
| 1958 | #866 | 139 | — | |
| 1957 | #995 | 109 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,118 | 79 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,285 | 59 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,586 | 38 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,430 | 46 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,665 | 33 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,548 | 36 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,722 | 31 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,508 | 34 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,578 | 27 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,591 | 28 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,472 | 28 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | — | |
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First appearance
1937
The first year at least five girls were named Kirsten! It came in at #2,735, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1938, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
Where Kirsten is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#109 · 1 in 458
- West Virginia#127 · 1 in 490
- Kentucky#163 · 1 in 703
- Iowa#169 · 1 in 684
- Alaska#170 · 1 in 460
Best ever in a state: #64 in Minnesota, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #109 | 43 | 1 in 458 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 14 | 1 in 490 |
| Kentucky | #163 | 28 | 1 in 703 |
| Iowa | #169 | 20 | 1 in 684 |
| Alaska | #170 | 5 | 1 in 460 |
| Missouri | #182 | 34 | 1 in 853 |
| Arkansas | #189 | 16 | 1 in 769 |
| Alabama | #201 | 22 | 1 in 897 |
| Georgia | #201 | 55 | 1 in 934 |
| Ohio | #212 | 55 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Tennessee | #221 | 30 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Pennsylvania | #231 | 49 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Virginia | #232 | 35 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Kansas | #233 | 15 | 1 in 918 |
| North Carolina | #233 | 42 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Idaho | #234 | 8 | 1 in 857 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 17 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Mississippi | #247 | 12 | 1 in 965 |
| Oklahoma | #258 | 16 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Michigan | #290 | 32 | 1 in 1,480 |
| Nebraska | #292 | 7 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Florida | #313 | 52 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Indiana | #315 | 21 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Wisconsin | #348 | 15 | 1 in 1,670 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 22 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Utah | #358 | 12 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Minnesota | #362 | 14 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Oregon | #365 | 10 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Maryland | #376 | 14 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Connecticut | #388 | 7 | 1 in 2,034 |
| Washington | #422 | 15 | 1 in 1,957 |
| New Mexico | #424 | 5 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Texas | #430 | 70 | 1 in 2,294 |
| Illinois | #431 | 30 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Colorado | #473 | 11 | 1 in 2,248 |
| New York | #527 | 34 | 1 in 2,796 |
| California | #547 | 74 | 1 in 3,114 |
| Massachusetts | #624 | 7 | 1 in 4,070 |
| Arizona | #685 | 10 | 1 in 3,553 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kirsten
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 297 spots since 2024 (#3,119 → #2,822)
- 354 spots since 2020 (#2,468 → #2,822)
- 1,111 spots since 2015 (#1,711 → #2,822)
- Biggest jump: 168 spots in 1963 (#560 → #392)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 2010 (#652 → #840)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1991 at #154 (1,931 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1957–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 971
- Highest: 1 in 971 girls born in 1991 were named Kirsten (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 31.7% of all girls named Kirsten (16,882) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 | #2,038 (1939) | #2,333 |
| 1940s | 297 | #1,472 (1941) | #1,577 |
| 1950s | 813 | #716 (1959) | #1,256 |
| 1960s | 6,662 | #248 (1968) | #406 |
| 1970s | 8,263 | #284 (1970) | #299 |
| 1980s | 8,741 | #183 (1989) | #297 |
| 1990s | 16,882 | #154 (1991) | #180 |
| 2000s | 9,337 | #255 (2000) | #376 |
| 2010s | 1,809 | #840 (2010) | #1,513 |
| 2020s | 337 | #2,468 (2020) | #3,018 |
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.
Kirsten in 2005
girls
#321
1,003 births · 1 in 1,842 girls
Top girls' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 1,842 of them was named Kirsten, which outranked 98.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).