How popular is the name Kirsten?

Kirsten ranks 514th among girls' names in US records, with 54,249 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 809.

Is Kirsten a unisex name?

No. Kirsten is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1991, when 1,967 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#514 of girl names

Pronounced K ER1 S T AH0 N (ARPABET)

Kirsten is a girls' name, and first appears in 1937. It has been given to 54,249 children — the 514th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 83% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1991, when 1,967 children were given it.

1991Girls: 1,967Boys: 7

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kirsten?: Kirsten ranks 514th among girls' names in US records, with 54,249 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 809.
Is Kirsten a unisex name?: No. Kirsten is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kirsten most popular?: 1991, when 1,967 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.