Kierston
Kierston Wareing is a British actress. Her first film role was the lead in Ken Loach's It's a Free World..., followed by a supporting role in Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank – which won the BAFTA award for ‘Best British Film’ and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Meaning & Origin of Kierston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kierston Wareing is a British actress. Her first film role was the lead in Ken Loach's It's a Free World..., followed by a supporting role in Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank – which won the BAFTA award for ‘Best British Film’ and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The Story of Kierston
Kierston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 43 Kierstons were born — ranking #3,197 that year. As of 2026, Kierston ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 849 Kierstons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kierston
Kierston is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 849 births in the dataset. Kierston's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,197. Use the chart and map above to compare Kierston'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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