ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1942 First Year 2023 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #564 Peak Rank 9K Total Count 69 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kirstin What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Kirstin is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Kirstin Cole, currently the consumer reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City Kirstin Freye, German tennis player Kirstin Gove, former Scottish broadcast journalist and presenter Kirstin Jean Lewis, South African archer Kirstin Lawton, British trampolinist Kirstin Maldonado, American singer-songwriter, member of the a cappella… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstin) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstin) 📖 ## The Story of Kirstin Kirstin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 413 Kirstins were born — ranking #564 that year. As of 2026, Kirstin ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 9K Kirstins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kirstin Phonetically similar names — useful when Kirstin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Kerstin](/kerstin) * [Kirsten](/kirsten) * [Kersten](/kersten) * [Kirstein](/kirstein) * [Kristin](/kristin) * Curtin * [Christin](/christin) * Costin * [Kristyn](/kristyn) * [Cristin](/cristin) * [Krystin](/krystin) * Carotin Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kirstin What does the name Kirstin mean? Kirstin is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Kirstin Cole, currently the consumer reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City Kirstin Freye, German tennis player Kirstin Gove, former Scottish broadcast journalist and presenter Kirstin Jean Lewis, South African archer Kirstin Lawton, British trampolinist Kirstin Maldonado, American singer-songwriter, member of the a cappella… How popular is Kirstin in 2026? In 2026, Kirstin ranks #15,178 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Kirstin most popular? Kirstin reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #564 that year with 413 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kirstin most popular? Kirstin has historically been most popular in Montana, Iowa, Oregon. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kirstin. Is Kirstin a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Kirstin is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Kirstin? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kirstin include Holland, Juli, Shaniya. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧HollandPeak #564](/holland)[👧JuliPeak #564](/juli)[👧ShaniyaPeak #564](/shaniya)[👧AmaiaPeak #564](/amaia)[👧HedwigPeak #563](/hedwig)[👧IvahPeak #565](/ivah)[👧NilaPeak #565](/nila)[👧JoliePeak #563](/jolie) ## About the name Kirstin Kirstin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Kirstin's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #564\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirstin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1990 → ](/year/1990) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.