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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #74 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 244 girlsAKMaine: #62 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 282 girlsMEVermont: #62 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 262 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #68 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 306 girlsNHWashington: #86 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 386 girlsWAIdaho: #92 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 365 girlsIDMontana: #67 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 278 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #75 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 295 girlsNDMinnesota: #46 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 196 girlsMNIllinois: #55 for girls · 247 births · 1 in 283 girlsILWisconsin: #43 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 192 girlsWIMichigan: #63 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 313 girlsMINew York: #64 for girls · 324 births · 1 in 310 girlsNYMassachusetts: #39 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 188 girlsMARhode Island: #63 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 240 girlsRIOregon: #66 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 287 girlsORNevada: #54 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 203 girlsNVWyoming: #122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 418 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #51 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 197 girlsSDIowa: #52 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 228 girlsIAIndiana: #75 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 388 girlsINOhio: #100 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 474 girlsOHPennsylvania: #53 for girls · 262 births · 1 in 246 girlsPANew Jersey: #53 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 226 girlsNJConnecticut: #48 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 202 girlsCTCalifornia: #80 for girls · 363 births · 1 in 396 girlsCAUtah: #62 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 288 girlsUTColorado: #60 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 266 girlsCONebraska: #55 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 225 girlsNEMissouri: #71 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 355 girlsMOKentucky: #147 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 689 girlsKYWest Virginia: #164 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 724 girlsWVVirginia: #85 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 379 girlsVAMaryland: #59 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 264 girlsMDDelaware: #24 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 103 girlsDEArizona: #68 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 318 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 852 girlsNMKansas: #82 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 372 girlsKSArkansas: #164 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 775 girlsARTennessee: #157 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 770 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #116 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 533 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #169 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 735 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #63 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 233 girlsDCOklahoma: #123 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 553 girlsOKLouisiana: #255 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsLAMississippi: #275 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsMSAlabama: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 797 girlsALGeorgia: #217 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsGAHawaii: #178 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 579 girlsHITexas: #148 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 733 girlsTXFlorida: #92 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 414 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#24 · 1 in 103
  2. Massachusetts#39 · 1 in 188
  3. Wisconsin#43 · 1 in 192
  4. Minnesota#46 · 1 in 196
  5. Connecticut#48 · 1 in 202

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#24251 in 103
Massachusetts#391521 in 188
Wisconsin#431431 in 192
Minnesota#461231 in 196
Connecticut#48681 in 202
South Dakota#51211 in 197
Iowa#52771 in 228
New Jersey#531561 in 226
Pennsylvania#532621 in 246
Nevada#54141 in 203
Illinois#552471 in 283
Nebraska#55421 in 225
Maryland#59661 in 264
Colorado#60611 in 266
Maine#62201 in 282
Utah#62481 in 288
Vermont#6281 in 262
District of Columbia#63251 in 233
Michigan#631741 in 313
Rhode Island#63171 in 240
New York#643241 in 310
Oregon#66481 in 287
Montana#67151 in 278
Arizona#68481 in 318
New Hampshire#68141 in 306
Missouri#71831 in 355
Alaska#7491 in 244
Indiana#75871 in 388
North Dakota#75141 in 295
California#803631 in 396
Kansas#82351 in 372
Virginia#85711 in 379
Washington#86541 in 386
Florida#92991 in 414
Idaho#92161 in 365
Ohio#1001421 in 474
North Carolina#116601 in 533
Wyoming#12251 in 418
Oklahoma#123291 in 553
Kentucky#147341 in 689
Texas#1481321 in 733
Tennessee#157341 in 770
Arkansas#164161 in 775
West Virginia#164161 in 724
South Carolina#169231 in 735
Alabama#175271 in 797
Hawaii#17881 in 579
New Mexico#20991 in 852
Georgia#217301 in 1,029
Louisiana#255211 in 1,239
Mississippi#275121 in 1,266

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 1976

girls
#74
3,627 births · 1 in 404 girls
boys
#1,019
66 births · 1 in 23,773 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #74Kristin3,627

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #1,019Kristin66
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 404 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 99.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #71Alicia3,791
  2. #72Catherine3,780
  3. #73Kristen3,653
  4. #74Kristin3,627
  5. #75Robin3,623
  6. #76Courtney3,619
  7. #77Brenda3,587
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 23,773 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 84.3% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #1,010Lanny67
  2. #1,010Lon67
  3. #1,010Raheem67
  4. #1,019Kristin66
  5. #1,019Alain66
  6. #1,019Andra66
  7. #1,019Chandler66
  8. #1,030Antwain65
  9. #1,030Derrell65
  10. #1,030Emiliano65

Tied with 10 names at #1,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →