How Many People Are Named Kirsten?
people named Kirsten are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,675 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,393 babies named Kirsten in Social Security records from 1937 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,938 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kirsten (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kirsten alive today is about 37 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kirsten first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 1991, to 1,938 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kirsten has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #154, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #2,841.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,841 |
| Best rank | #154 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #177 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kirsten alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kirsten were born in California than in any other state: about 5,663 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kirsten was given 2 times as often in Minnesota, 1.8 times in Washington and 1.7 times in Oregon.
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