Kiersten
Kiersten is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kiersten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiersten is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kiersten
The earliest SSA record of Kiersten as a baby girl name dates back to 1963, when 18 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 662 newborns named Kiersten — #460 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Kiersten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kiersten ranks #4,592 for baby girls with 30 births, falling sharply (-52%). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kiersten
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About the name Kiersten
Kiersten is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Kiersten's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #424. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiersten'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.