Kjerstin
Kjerstin is the given name of:Kjerstin Andersen, Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper Kjerstin Askholt, Norwegian civil servant, former governor of Svalbar Kjerstin Braathen, Norwegian CEO Kjerstin Dellert (1925–2018), Swedish opera singer and theatre manager Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud, Norwegian politician Kjerstin Øvrelid (1929–1989), Norwegian painter Kjerstin Boge Solås, Norwegian handball…
- Norwegian
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Kjerstin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kjerstin is the given name of:Kjerstin Andersen, Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper Kjerstin Askholt, Norwegian civil servant, former governor of Svalbar Kjerstin Braathen, Norwegian CEO Kjerstin Dellert (1925–2018), Swedish opera singer and theatre manager Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud, Norwegian politician Kjerstin Øvrelid (1929–1989), Norwegian painter Kjerstin Boge Solås, Norwegian handball…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
The Story of Kjerstin
The earliest SSA record of Kjerstin as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Kjerstin — #6,253 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Kjerstins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 248 Kjerstins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kjerstin
Kjerstin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 248 births in the dataset. Kjerstin's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #6,253. Use the chart and map above to compare Kjerstin'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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