Kristinn
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English.
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Kristinn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Icelandic
The Story of Kristinn
Kristinn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 5 Kristinns were born — ranking #8,292 that year. As of 2026, Kristinn ranks #8,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Kristinns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kristinn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kristinn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kristján
Names that sound like Kristinn
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About the name Kristinn
Kristinn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Kristinn's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #8,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristinn'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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