Kersten
Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname.
Meaning & Origin of Kersten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname.
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The Story of Kersten
Kersten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 46 Kerstens were born — ranking #2,695 that year. As of 2026, Kersten ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 918 Kerstens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kersten
Kersten is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 918 births in the dataset. Kersten's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,695. Use the chart and map above to compare Kersten'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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