Kristin

#4,661 for girls in 2025, 29 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #8,889
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1981 · 9,737 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
26 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
179,313
since 1932

Kristin over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #31, 1981girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#4,66129—
2024#4,47331—
2023#4,56530—
2022#3,96337—
2021#3,49144—
2020#3,09151—
2019#3,45145#8,8898
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,66465—
2016#2,42676#10,7446
2015#1,839112—
2014#1,590135—
2013#1,565138#10,7286
2012#1,465155—
2011#1,382165—
2010#1,093228—
2009#1,012261—
2008#880317#12,5535
2007#807355#8,1739
2006#575510#6,90411
2005#534539#10,1516
2004#519553#6,52011
2003#418716—
2002#361829#9,3926
2001#320963#7,5368
2000#3011,056#5,92011
1999#2661,194#5,31712
1998#2111,447#5,15912
1997#1741,752#7,2817
1996#1472,193#5,53510
1995#1312,418#3,69317
1994#1142,840#3,91116
1993#1092,991#4,22714
1992#903,597#3,45918
1991#864,087#2,68325
1990#655,300#2,55326
1989#606,064#1,73344
1988#586,019#2,25527
1987#555,463#1,58744
1986#506,000#1,69437
1985#496,566#1,37150
1984#477,007#1,32050
1983#427,267#1,56238
1982#378,734#1,17961
1981#319,737#1,14364
1980#377,701#1,09868
1979#734,264#1,17759
1978#783,807#1,14959
1977#823,605#1,14458
1976#743,627#1,01966
1975#743,880#93377
1974#724,218#89282
1973#783,903#1,12353
1972#674,586#91177
1971#714,861#1,07058
1970#635,633#96869
1969#764,753#1,07552
1968#844,134#1,50627
1967#973,600#1,75820
1966#1073,262#1,75719
1965#1352,829#1,45628
1964#2061,724#1,72921
1963#2161,580#1,95717
1962#317876#2,18614
1961#328822#3,0978
1960#340774#3,3377
1959#356710#2,20014
1958#372602—
1957#395537#3,0248
1956#428453—
1955#408464—
1954#432407#3,8275
1953#402446#3,4256
1952#393440—
1951#400422#3,0667
1950#425356—
1949#444322—
1948#448317—
1947#495275—
1946#510239—
1945#658125—
1944#727108—
1943#778100—
1942#82387—
1941#94261—
1940#99751—
1939#93956—
1938#1,54724—
1937#1,23434—
1936#1,69120—
1935#2,57511—
1934#2,74110—
1933#2,8689—
1932#3,5687—
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Kristin! It came in at #3,568, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1932–1934, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristin is popular in 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsWAIdaho: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 855 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #316 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,705 girlsMNIllinois: #336 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsWIMichigan: #320 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,653 girlsMINew York: #442 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,311 girlsNYMassachusetts: #266 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,423 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedRIOregon: #289 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedINOhio: #390 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,124 girlsOHPennsylvania: #464 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,271 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#178 · 1 in 855
  2. Wisconsin#233 · 1 in 2,343
  3. Washington#242 · 1 in 1,864
  4. Massachusetts#266 · 1 in 3,423
  5. Oregon#289 · 1 in 2,552

Best ever in a state: #17 in New Jersey, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#17861 in 855
Wisconsin#233141 in 2,343
Washington#242121 in 1,864
Massachusetts#266131 in 3,423
Oregon#28951 in 2,552
Minnesota#31681 in 3,705
Michigan#320171 in 3,653
California#329351 in 2,837
Illinois#336211 in 3,722
Kansas#34151 in 3,318
Ohio#390151 in 5,124
New York#442211 in 6,311
Pennsylvania#464121 in 8,271
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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 Kristin
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 188 spots since 2024 (#4,473 → #4,661)
  • 1,570 spots since 2020 (#3,091 → #4,661)
  • 2,822 spots since 2015 (#1,839 → #4,661)
  • Biggest jump: 608 spots in 1939 (#1,547 → #939)
  • Biggest drop: 232 spots in 2007 (#575 → #807)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1981 at #31 (9,737 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1967–1992
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1939–2008
Share of babies · girls
1 in 171
  • Highest: 1 in 171 girls born in 1981 were named Kristin (0.58%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,423 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 39.3% of all girls named Kristin (70,558) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s171#939 (1939)#2,145
1940s1,685#444 (1949)#682
1950s4,837#356 (1959)#401
1960s24,354#76 (1969)#191
1970s42,384#63 (1970)#73
1980s70,558#31 (1981)#47
1990s27,819#65 (1990)#139
2000s6,099#301 (2000)#573
2010s1,184#1,093 (2010)#2,012
2020s222#3,091 (2020)#4,041

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.

Kristin in 1946

girls
#510
239 births · 1 in 6,574 girls

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #510Kristin239
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 6,574 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 91.0% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #506Jessica240
  2. #506Karon240
  3. #506Loraine240
  4. #510Kristin239
  5. #511Cheryle238
  6. #512Heather237
  7. #513Eddie236
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

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

See the top 100 for 1946 →