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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAKMaine: #138 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 489 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #121 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 433 girlsNHWashington: #329 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsMNIllinois: #273 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsILWisconsin: #187 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 935 girlsWIMichigan: #222 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsMINew York: #222 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsNYMassachusetts: #239 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedRIOregon: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,631 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: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,375 girlsIAIndiana: #205 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsINOhio: #206 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsOHPennsylvania: #241 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsPANew Jersey: #235 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 902 girlsCTCalifornia: #426 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 2,434 girlsCAUtah: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsUTColorado: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,306 girlsCONebraska: #304 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsNEMissouri: #184 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 887 girlsMOKentucky: #155 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 692 girlsKYWest Virginia: #144 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 606 girlsWVVirginia: #191 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 904 girlsVAMaryland: #237 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsMDDelaware: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 621 girlsDEArizona: #315 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #168 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 690 girlsKSArkansas: #218 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 982 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 928 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #234 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #185 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 808 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #221 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 685 girlsDCOklahoma: #237 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsOKLouisiana: #244 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsLAMississippi: #226 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 984 girlsMSAlabama: #189 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 879 girlsALGeorgia: #245 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsGAHawaii: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 498 girlsHITexas: #293 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsTXFlorida: #234 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#121 · 1 in 433
  2. Maine#138 · 1 in 489
  3. West Virginia#144 · 1 in 606
  4. Hawaii#152 · 1 in 498
  5. Kentucky#155 · 1 in 692

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#121111 in 433
Maine#13891 in 489
West Virginia#144121 in 606
Hawaii#15271 in 498
Kentucky#155291 in 692
Kansas#168191 in 690
Delaware#17251 in 621
Missouri#184331 in 887
South Carolina#185211 in 808
Wisconsin#187271 in 935
Alabama#189241 in 879
Virginia#191381 in 904
Tennessee#193331 in 928
Connecticut#205171 in 902
Indiana#205331 in 1,007
Ohio#206551 in 1,119
Arkansas#218121 in 982
District of Columbia#22151 in 685
Michigan#222441 in 1,166
New York#222891 in 1,122
Mississippi#226121 in 984
Florida#234631 in 1,186
North Carolina#234361 in 1,180
New Jersey#235351 in 1,187
Maryland#237211 in 1,140
Oklahoma#237161 in 1,043
Massachusetts#239261 in 1,206
Pennsylvania#241451 in 1,287
Louisiana#244201 in 1,102
Georgia#245381 in 1,203
Illinois#273511 in 1,369
Minnesota#275171 in 1,469
Iowa#285101 in 1,375
Texas#293971 in 1,518
Nebraska#30461 in 1,333
Arizona#315221 in 1,384
Washington#329191 in 1,538
Oregon#364101 in 1,631
California#426901 in 2,434
Colorado#447101 in 2,306
Utah#51661 in 2,768
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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 1999

girls
#266
1,194 births · 1 in 1,486 girls
boys
#5,317
12 births · 1 in 160,013 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #266Kristin1,194

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #5,317Kristin12
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,486 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 98.4% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #263Celeste1,205
  2. #264Kassandra1,202
  3. #265Callie1,200
  4. #266Kristin1,194
  5. #267Shayla1,188
  6. #268Juliana1,187
  7. #269Dakota1,167
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 160,013 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 54.2% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #5,035Zarius13
  2. #5,035Zerrick13
  3. #5,035Zykeith13
  4. #5,317Kristin12
  5. #5,317Aadil12
  6. #5,317Abdel12
  7. #5,317Addam12
  8. #5,656Aaran11
  9. #5,656Aarion11
  10. #5,656Adeeb11

Tied with 338 names at #5,317; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →