Kirsten
Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.
Meaning & Origin of Kirsten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.
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The Story of Kirsten
Kirsten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1937, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 1,931 Kirstens were born — ranking #154 that year. As of 2026, Kirsten ranks #3,708 for baby girls with 41 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 53K Kirstens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kirsten
Kirsten is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 53K births in the dataset. Kirsten's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #154. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirsten'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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