girl's name
Kjerstin
- Origin Swedish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 248
Kjerstin is a girl's name. In 2018 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.
- Kjerstin is a name of Swedish origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Kjerstin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 64 |
| 1990s | 63 |
| 2000s | 61 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 36 |
How popular is Kjerstin?
In 2018, Kjerstin 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.
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 Kjerstin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kjerstin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kjerstin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kjerstin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kjerstin
How popular is the name Kjerstin?
In 2018, Kjerstin 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 Kjerstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kjerstin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kjerstin most popular?
Kjerstin peaked in 1991, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.