Recorded 1978–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 156 births

Keirston — girls' name

156 babies named Keirston in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s902000s60

The verdict

156 girls have been named Keirston since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

156
total births
1978–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Keirston was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Keirston in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keirston

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Keirston between 1978 and 2007, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keirston currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keirston performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keirston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keirston 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 156 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.

Keirston at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

156

Since 1978

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1978

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2007

Keirston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1978

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
46810121416 2007200420001997199419911978 6

Keirston by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
90 births that decade — 58% of Keirston's all-time total
1970s61990s902000s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keirston?
156 babies have been named Keirston since 1978. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Keirston most popular?
Keirston was most popular in the 1990s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Keirston been used?
Keirston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 30 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Keirston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, 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, 1978–2007 (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.