Kirsten Girl
How popular is Kirsten?
#2,822 girl name in 2025
60 baby girls were named Kirsten in the US in 2025, making it the 2822nd most popular girl name.
51,427living people named Kirsten (est.)
35median age of people named Kirsten
53,393babies named Kirsten since 1880
1 in 55,256US babies born in 2025
Kirsten popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,822 for girls (▲ 297 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,711 in 2015, #2,468 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (1,931 girls) |
| Highest rank | #154 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1937 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kirsten is most popular
Babies named Kirsten per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Kirsten by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 | #2,038 |
| 1940s | 297 | #1,472 |
| 1950s | 813 | #716 |
| 1960s | 6,662 | #248 |
| 1970s | 8,263 | #284 |
| 1980s | 8,741 | #183 |
| 1990s | 16,882 | #154 |
| 2000s | 9,337 | #255 |
| 2010s | 1,809 | #840 |
| 2020s | 337 | #2,468 |
Girl names about as popular as Kirsten
Questions
- Is Kirsten a boy or girl name?
- Kirsten is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kirsten were girls.
- How popular is the name Kirsten?
- 60 baby girls were named Kirsten in the US in 2025, making it the 2822nd most popular girl name.
- When was Kirsten most popular?
- Kirsten peaked in 1991, when 1,931 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #154 in 1991.
- How many people are named Kirsten?
- 53,393 babies have been named Kirsten in the US since 1880. We estimate about 51,427 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Kirsten most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kirsten was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.