Kristan vs Kristen

Side-by-side comparison of Kristan and Kristen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kristan

Girl name

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Name B

Kristen

Girl name · Rank #1278

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Metric Kristan Kristen
Current Rank Unranked #1278
Total Births (all years) 5,545 218,672
Peak Year 1985 1982
Peak Year Births 242 9,533
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1945 1938

Births by Decade

Decade Kristan Kristen
1930ss — 20
1940ss 64 776
1950ss 184 2,811
1960ss 643 18,041
1970ss 1,061 44,209
1980ss 2,078 83,226
1990ss 1,181 53,074
2000ss 266 12,558
2010ss 68 3,244
2020ss — 713

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kristan Kristen
2014 — 340
2015 8 310
2016 8 253
2017 10 221
2018 — 190
2019 5 174
2020 — 137
2021 — 134
2022 — 119
2023 — 142
2024 — 181

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1945–2019.

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