Girl · #16,763 in 2026

Kirstie

Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname.

  • Scottish
Current Rank
#16,763
Peak Rank
#401 (1991)
Total Babies
4K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1950
First Year
2011
Last Year
1991
Peak Year
#401
Peak Rank
4K
Total Count
58
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Kirstie

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Scottish

The Story of Kirstie

The earliest SSA record of Kirstie as a baby girl name dates back to 1950, when 6 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 635 newborns named Kirstie — #401 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Kirstie on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kirstie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Kirstie

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kirstie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Notable people named Kirstie

A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.

  • Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), American actress
  • Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971), British TV presenter
  • Kirsty Bentley (1983–1998), New Zealand murder victim
  • Kirsty Bertarelli (born Kirsty Roper in 1971), songwriter, former Miss UK
  • Kirsty Blackman (born 1986), Scottish politician, SNP Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North (2015–present)
  • Kirsty Capes (born 1993), English novelist
  • Kirstie Clements (born 1962), Australian author, editor, journalist and speaker, former Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Australia
  • Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), Zimbabwean swimmer, world record holder, and IOC President

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Names that sound like Kirstie

Phonetically similar names — useful when Kirstie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirstie

What does the name Kirstie mean?
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname.
What is the origin of the name Kirstie?
Kirstie has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Scottish.
How popular is Kirstie in 2026?
In 2026, Kirstie ranks #16,763 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Kirstie most popular?
Kirstie reached its peak popularity in 1991, ranking #401 that year with 635 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Kirstie most popular?
Kirstie has historically been most popular in Maine, Kansas, Oklahoma. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kirstie.
Is Kirstie a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Kirstie is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Kirstie?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kirstie include Earlene, Katalina, Ferne. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Kirstie?
Common variants and related forms of Kirstie include Cairistìona, Kirsteen, Kirstin, Kirsty. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Kirstie

Kirstie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kirstie's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #401. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirstie'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.