Kerstan
Kerstan is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 42, in 7 families.
Meaning & Origin of Kerstan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kerstan is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 42, in 7 families.
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The Story of Kerstan
Kerstan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 7 Kerstans were born — ranking #10,568 that year. As of 2026, Kerstan ranks #15,031 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Kerstans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kerstan
Kerstan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Kerstan's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #10,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Kerstan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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