Girls' name · since 1979
Kearstin
726 babies named Kearstin in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 726
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
726 girls have been named Kearstin since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kearstin recorded 726 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2014.
- #9,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 726 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kearstin ranks #9,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 726 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 726
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kearstin's 726 recorded births place it above 87.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Kearstin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kearstin's full recorded timeline at 1999, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kearstin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2014
- Peak year (2002)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kearstin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (314 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Kearstin's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kearstin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 314 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kearstin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kearstin's total volume
Kearstin by state
Where Kearstin concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 22 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
22 of 726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kearstin's data
- Kearstin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (314 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Kearstins (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kearstin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kearstin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.