Girls' name · since 1966
Kierstin
3,270 babies named Kierstin in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,270
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kierstin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,270 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Kierstin recorded 3,270 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1966 to 2023.
- #3,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,270 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierstin ranks #3,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,270 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,270
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kierstin's 3,270 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Kierstin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kierstin's full recorded timeline at 1994, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kierstin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2023
- Peak year (2005)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kierstin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,243 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kierstin's strongest decade.
1,243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kierstin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 289
1980s
289 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,230 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,243 births
- 2010s 309
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,243 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kierstin 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 Kierstin's total volume
Kierstin by state
Where Kierstin concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 197 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 195 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 155 | 4.7% |
| #4 | California | | 149 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 144 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 123 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 122 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.4% |
197 of 3,270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Kierstin appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kierstin's data
- Kierstin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,243 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kierstins (197 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kierstin: 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 (~57 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, 1966–2023 (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 Kierstin 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.