Kirsty
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Kirsty
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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The Story of Kirsty
Kirsty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 99 Kirstys were born — ranking #1,555 that year. As of 2026, Kirsty ranks #16,544 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 945 Kirstys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Kirsty
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 Kirsty
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About the name Kirsty
Kirsty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 945 births in the dataset. Kirsty's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,555. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirsty'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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