Girls' name · since 1971
Kierston
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.
- #8,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kierston is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 849 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kierston recorded 849 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #8,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 849 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierston ranks #8,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 849 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kierston's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kierston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kierston splits its recorded history at 1997: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kierston popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kierston popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1990 (Kierston as boys' name)
Kierston by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (304 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Kierston's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kierston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
304 births
- 2000s
2000s
300 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 304 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kierston 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 Kierston's total volume
Kierston by state
Where Kierston concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
12 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kierston's decade-level peak was the 1990s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kierstons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kierston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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, 1971–2023 (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 Kierston 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.