girl's name

Kirstin

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 10,427

Northern Ireland

#278

2004 births

Kirstin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 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 1990, when 413 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1942.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kirstin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

3,108
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kirstin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 11
1950s 51
1960s 748
1970s 1,428
1980s 1,867
1990s 3,108
2000s 1,363
2010s 185
2020s (to 2023) 17

How popular is Kirstin?

In 2023, Kirstin 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 Kirstin is used

Northern Ireland #278 5 in 2004
Scotland #837 3 in 2018
Ireland #950 3 in 2010
England & Wales #2,806 8 in 2009
Canada #2,876 6 in 2010
United States #15,263 5 in 2023

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 Kirstin

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

Parents who like Kirstin also like

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

Sibling names for Kirstin

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

Common questions about Kirstin

How popular is the name Kirstin?

In 2023, Kirstin 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 Kirstin a girl's or a boy's name?

Kirstin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kirstin?

Kirstin has 2 syllables.

When was Kirstin most popular?

Kirstin peaked in 1990, when 413 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.