Kjersti
Kjersti is a Norwegian feminine given name, the Norwegian form of Christina. Notable people with the given name include:Kjersti Alveberg, Norwegian choreographer and dancer Kjersti Bale, Norwegian philologist Kjersti Beck, Norwegian handball player Kjersti Buaas, Norwegian snowboarder Kjersti Døvigen (1943–2021), Norwegian actress Kjersti Engan, Norwegian researcher in signal and image…
Meaning & Origin of Kjersti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kjersti is a Norwegian feminine given name, the Norwegian form of Christina. Notable people with the given name include:Kjersti Alveberg, Norwegian choreographer and dancer Kjersti Bale, Norwegian philologist Kjersti Beck, Norwegian handball player Kjersti Buaas, Norwegian snowboarder Kjersti Døvigen (1943–2021), Norwegian actress Kjersti Engan, Norwegian researcher in signal and image…
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The Story of Kjersti
Kjersti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 18 Kjerstis were born — ranking #5,266 that year. As of 2026, Kjersti ranks #14,823 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 249 Kjerstis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kjersti
Kjersti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 249 births in the dataset. Kjersti's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,266. Use the chart and map above to compare Kjersti'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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