Girls' name · since 1963
Kersten
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 918 babies named Kersten, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 918
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kersten sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 918 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kersten has been recorded 918 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2015.
- #7,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 918 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kersten ranks #7,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 918 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 918
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kersten's 918 recorded births place it above 88.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Kersten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kersten splits its recorded history at 1987: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kersten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2015
- Peak year (1997)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kersten by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (379 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Kersten's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kersten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 148
1970s
148 births
- 1980s 150
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
379 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 379 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kersten 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 Kersten's total volume
Kersten by state
Where Kersten concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
15 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kersten's decade-level peak was the 1990s (379 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Kerstens (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kersten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1963–2015 (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 Kersten 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.