Girls' name · since 1963
Kiersten
14,809 babies named Kiersten in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,688 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,809
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
14,809 babies have been named Kiersten since 1963, making it today's #4688 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiersten recorded 14,809 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #4688 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #1,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,688 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,809 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiersten ranks #1,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,688 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,809 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,688 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,809
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiersten's 14,809 recorded births place it above 98.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kiersten compares
14,809 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kiersten's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiersten | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,809 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 662 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiersten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kiersten splits its recorded history at 1994: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (18 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 662 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kiersten popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 662
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kiersten popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1997 (Kiersten as boys' name)
Kiersten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,652 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kiersten's strongest decade.
5,652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kiersten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 254
1960s
254 births
- 1970s 721
1970s
721 births
- 1980s 1,246
1980s
1,246 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,928 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,652 births
- 2010s 1,743
2010s
1,743 births
- 2020s 265
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,652 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kiersten 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 Kiersten's total volume
Kiersten by state
Where Kiersten concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 1,072 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 958 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 847 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 832 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 770 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 743 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 614 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 516 | 3.5% |
1,072 of 14,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kiersten appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiersten's data
- Kiersten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,652 total births); usage has since declined to 265 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kierstens (1,072 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiersten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kiersten 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.