Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 849 births

Kierston — girls' name

849 babies named Kierston in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s1031990s3042000s3002010s902020s17
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kierston was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

43 babies were named Kierston in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kierston

The Social Security Administration has registered 849 babies named Kierston between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kierston currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kierston performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kierston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kierston in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kierston 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 849 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.

Kierston at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

849

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

2001

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kierston popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
43
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 20232012200620001994198819811971 5

Kierston popularity over time — boys

13 total births recorded since 1990 (Kierston as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19921990 5

Kierston by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
304 births that decade — 36% of Kierston's all-time total
1970s351980s1031990s3042000s3002010s902020s17

Kierston by state

Where Kierston concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kierston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 1.4%
#2 Ohio
10 1.2%
#3 Indiana
6 0.7%
#4 Georgia
5 0.6%
Texas share of Kierston's total US births 1.4%
Even split

12 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kierston?
849 babies have been named Kierston since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 43 births.
When was Kierston most popular?
Kierston was most popular in the 1990s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kierston most popular?
The top states for the name Kierston are Texas (12 births), Ohio (10 births), Indiana (6 births).
How long has the name Kierston been used?
Kierston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kierston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, 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, 1971–2023 (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.