Kristin

Where Kristin comes from

Borrowed in the 20th century from Norwegian Kristin, a variant of Christina.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kristin
  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1932
    First appearance
    #3,568 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Kristin Scott Thomas born
    British-French actress
  3. 1981
    Peak, #31
    9,737 babies named Kristin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1982
    Kristin Kreuk born
    Canadian actress
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #86.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, a variation of Christine, of mostly American use.
Namesakes
  • Kristin Scott Thomas · British-French actress, born 1960
  • Kristin Kreuk · Canadian actress, 1982–2026
  • Kristin Davis · American actress, born 1965
  • Kristin Chenoweth · American actress, singer, author, born 1968
  • Kristin Otto · East German swimmer, born 1966

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.