How Many People Are Named Kristen?
people named Kristen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,614 people in the US has this name
Based on 220,952 babies named Kristen in Social Security records from 1938 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,596 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kristen, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1940s: 97.5% of the babies were girls then and 93.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kristen alive today is about 40 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kristen first appears in the records in 1938 and was given most often in 1982, to 9,596 babies. In 2025, 106 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1938 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kristen never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #33, in 1982, and it was in the top 100 for 29 years, 1969 to 1997. In 2025 it ranked #1,999.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,999 |
| Best rank | #33 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | 29 (1969 to 1997) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #38 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kristen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kristen were born in California than in any other state: about 19,194 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kristen was given 2.8 times as often in Rhode Island, 2 times in Massachusetts and 1.9 times in New Hampshire.
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