Recorded 1979–2014 Girls' name Peak 2002 726 births

Kearstin — girls' name

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.

1970s81980s481990s3142000s3062010s50
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kearstin was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

43 babies were named Kearstin in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kearstin

The Social Security Administration has registered 726 babies named Kearstin between 1979 and 2014, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kearstin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kearstin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 314 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kearstin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kearstin in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kearstin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 726 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kearstin at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

726

Since 1979

36 years of records

Peak year

2002

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1979

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kearstin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1979

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2002)
43
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 201420102006200219981994199019861979 8

Kearstin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
314 births that decade — 43% of Kearstin's all-time total
1970s81980s481990s3142000s3062010s50

Kearstin by state

Where Kearstin concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kearstin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
22 3.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
12 1.7%
#3 Texas
6 0.8%
Ohio share of Kearstin's total US births 3.0%
Even split

22 of 726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kearstin?
726 babies have been named Kearstin since 1979. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2002 with 43 births.
When was Kearstin most popular?
Kearstin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 314 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kearstin most popular?
The top states for the name Kearstin are Ohio (22 births), Pennsylvania (12 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Kearstin been used?
Kearstin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 36 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kearstin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.