girl's name

Kirstie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 6,125

Northern Ireland

#360

2001 births

Kirstie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2011 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 635 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1950.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kirstie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

2,450
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kirstie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 45
1960s 177
1970s 674
1980s 675
1990s 2,450
2000s 119
2010s (to 2011) 11

How popular is Kirstie?

In 2011, Kirstie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kirstie is used

Northern Ireland #360 3 in 2001
Scotland #844 3 in 2014
Ireland #954 3 in 2012
Canada #2,064 7 in 1998
England & Wales #6,483 3 in 2017
United States #16,958 5 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kirstie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kirstie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kirstie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kirstie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kirstie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kirstie

How popular is the name Kirstie?

In 2011, Kirstie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kirstie a girl's or a boy's name?

Kirstie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kirstie?

Kirstie has 2 syllables.

When was Kirstie most popular?

Kirstie peaked in 1991, when 635 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.