Recorded 1989–2012 Girls' name Peak 2006 253 births

Kearstyn — girls' name

253 babies named Kearstyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s912000s1372010s20

The verdict

253 girls have been named Kearstyn since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

253
total births
1989–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kearstyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kearstyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kearstyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Kearstyn between 1989 and 2012, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kearstyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kearstyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kearstyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kearstyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kearstyn 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 253 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.

Kearstyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

253

Since 1989

24 years of records

Peak year

2006

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1989

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kearstyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1989

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
19
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Kearstyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
137 births that decade — 54% of Kearstyn's all-time total
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Kearstyn by state

Where Kearstyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kearstyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Kearstyn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kearstyn?
253 babies have been named Kearstyn since 1989. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2006 with 19 births.
When was Kearstyn most popular?
Kearstyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kearstyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kearstyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kearstyn been used?
Kearstyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 24 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kearstyn?
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.

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, 1989–2012 (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.