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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #162 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 504 girlsAKMaine: #267 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsMEVermont: #151 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 644 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 768 girlsNHWashington: #108 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 437 girlsWAIdaho: #126 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 427 girlsIDMontana: #170 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 672 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #72 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 276 girlsMNIllinois: #199 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsILWisconsin: #96 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 404 girlsWIMichigan: #161 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 789 girlsMINew York: #241 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsNYMassachusetts: #132 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 717 girlsMARhode Island: #119 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 541 girlsRIOregon: #84 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 312 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 695 girlsSDIowa: #95 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 366 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsINOhio: #217 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsOHPennsylvania: #177 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 935 girlsPANew Jersey: #269 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,725 girlsNJConnecticut: #140 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 692 girlsCTCalifornia: #157 for girls · 245 births · 1 in 702 girlsCAUtah: #86 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 294 girlsUTColorado: #138 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 537 girlsCONebraska: #138 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 566 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsWVVirginia: #253 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsVAMaryland: #324 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDEArizona: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 975 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #166 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 747 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedARTennessee: #447 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,354 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #437 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,843 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #252 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsDCOklahoma: #224 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsOKLouisiana: #505 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,034 girlsLAMississippi: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,541 girlsMSAlabama: #416 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,216 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedHITexas: #417 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsTXFlorida: #352 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#72 · 1 in 276
  2. Oregon#84 · 1 in 312
  3. Utah#86 · 1 in 294
  4. Iowa#95 · 1 in 366
  5. Wisconsin#96 · 1 in 404

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#721231 in 276
Oregon#84441 in 312
Utah#86321 in 294
Iowa#95661 in 366
Wisconsin#96981 in 404
Washington#108551 in 437
Rhode Island#119141 in 541
Idaho#126121 in 427
Massachusetts#132701 in 717
Colorado#138331 in 537
Nebraska#138231 in 566
Connecticut#140351 in 692
Vermont#15151 in 644
New Hampshire#15671 in 768
California#1572451 in 702
Michigan#161991 in 789
Alaska#16251 in 504
Kansas#166231 in 747
Montana#17081 in 672
South Dakota#17491 in 695
Pennsylvania#1771071 in 935
Illinois#199931 in 1,056
Indiana#212401 in 1,171
Ohio#217751 in 1,253
Oklahoma#224171 in 1,112
Arizona#227151 in 975
New York#2411241 in 1,296
District of Columbia#25291 in 1,386
Virginia#253251 in 1,594
Missouri#255231 in 1,718
Maine#26751 in 1,794
New Jersey#269331 in 1,725
Maryland#324131 in 2,313
West Virginia#33861 in 2,540
Florida#352211 in 2,286
Alabama#416101 in 3,216
Texas#417381 in 2,744
North Carolina#437121 in 3,843
Tennessee#44781 in 4,354
Louisiana#50591 in 4,034
Mississippi#52351 in 4,541
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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 1964

girls
#206
1,724 births · 1 in 1,099 girls
boys
#1,729
21 births · 1 in 94,890 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #206Kristin1,724

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #1,729Kristin21
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,099 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #203Juanita1,806
  2. #204Marsha1,782
  3. #205Tami1,733
  4. #206Kristin1,724
  5. #207Ronda1,715
  6. #208Teri1,713
  7. #209Kristi1,669
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 94,890 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 62.4% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #1,700Shedrick22
  2. #1,700Vinny22
  3. #1,700Wylie22
  4. #1,729Kristin21
  5. #1,729Abner21
  6. #1,729Adonis21
  7. #1,729Anna21
  8. #1,793Addison20
  9. #1,793Alonso20
  10. #1,793Americo20

Tied with 63 names at #1,729; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →