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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #158 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 540 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMEVermont: #150 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 679 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNHWashington: #155 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 645 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 862 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #179 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 774 girlsNDMinnesota: #124 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 492 girlsMNIllinois: #266 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsILWisconsin: #157 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 799 girlsWIMichigan: #252 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMINew York: #413 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,713 girlsNYMassachusetts: #233 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedRIOregon: #158 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 670 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsSDIowa: #129 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 526 girlsIAIndiana: #333 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsINOhio: #358 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,176 girlsOHPennsylvania: #382 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,727 girlsPANew Jersey: #386 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,566 girlsNJConnecticut: #212 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsCTCalifornia: #249 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsCAUtah: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsUTColorado: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsCONebraska: #184 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 896 girlsNEMissouri: #400 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,549 girlsMOKentucky: 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: #467 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,881 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDEArizona: #385 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #258 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedARTennessee: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,085 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #223 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,945 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #779 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,504 girlsTXFlorida: #559 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,467 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#124 · 1 in 492
  2. Iowa#129 · 1 in 526
  3. Vermont#150 · 1 in 679
  4. Washington#155 · 1 in 645
  5. Wisconsin#157 · 1 in 799

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#124771 in 492
Iowa#129521 in 526
Vermont#15051 in 679
Washington#155431 in 645
Wisconsin#157531 in 799
Alaska#15851 in 540
Oregon#158231 in 670
North Dakota#17981 in 774
Nebraska#184161 in 896
Idaho#20771 in 862
Connecticut#212201 in 1,184
District of Columbia#223121 in 1,089
South Dakota#23061 in 1,117
Colorado#233171 in 1,128
Massachusetts#233311 in 1,657
Utah#24391 in 1,173
California#2491281 in 1,355
Michigan#252501 in 1,642
Kansas#258131 in 1,526
Illinois#266581 in 1,774
Indiana#333181 in 2,689
Ohio#358311 in 3,176
Pennsylvania#382281 in 3,727
Arizona#38571 in 2,205
New Jersey#386161 in 3,566
Missouri#400121 in 3,549
Oklahoma#40071 in 2,945
New York#413441 in 3,713
Maryland#46761 in 4,881
Tennessee#47171 in 5,085
Florida#55991 in 5,467
Texas#779131 in 8,504
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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 1962

girls
#317
876 births · 1 in 2,245 girls
boys
#2,186
14 births · 1 in 147,769 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #317Kristin876

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #2,186Kristin14
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 2,245 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 95.8% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #314Leigh891
  2. #315Sabrina884
  3. #316Jayne877
  4. #317Kristin876
  5. #318Bobbie875
  6. #319Jessica864
  7. #320Gwen859
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 147,769 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 52.8% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #2,117West15
  2. #2,117Winifred15
  3. #2,117York15
  4. #2,186Kristin14
  5. #2,186Alessandro14
  6. #2,186Alston14
  7. #2,186Alvino14
  8. #2,279Abran13
  9. #2,279Alma13
  10. #2,279Anothony13

Tied with 92 names at #2,186; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →