Kristen

Where Kristen comes from

A spelling variant of Kristin, from Christina, fairly popular in the latter half of the twentieth century.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kristen
  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1938
    First appearance
    #3,450 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1980
    Kristen Bell born
    American actress
  3. 1982
    Peak, #33
    9,534 babies named Kristen — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1990
    Kristen Stewart born
    American actress
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #82.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Kristen Stewart · American actress, born 1990
  • Kristen Bell · American actress, born 1980
  • Kristen Wiig · American actress and comedian, born 1973
  • Kristen Michal · Estonian politician, born 1975
  • Kristen Schaal · American actress, born 1978

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.