Kristyn
Kristyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kristyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kristyn
Kristyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 459 births, good for #519 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Kristyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,394 among baby girl names with 8 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 9K Kristyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kristyn
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About the name Kristyn
Kristyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Kristyn's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #519. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristyn'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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