Girls' name · since 1976
Kierstyn
2,421 babies named Kierstyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,421
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kierstyn currently ranks #8497 among girls' names in America, with 2,421 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierstyn has been recorded 2,421 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #8497 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,421 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierstyn ranks #4,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,421 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,421
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kierstyn's 2,421 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kierstyn compares
2,421 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kierstyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kierstyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,421 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kierstyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kierstyn's full recorded timeline at 2005, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kierstyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kierstyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,120 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kierstyn's strongest decade.
1,120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kierstyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
646 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,120 births
- 2010s
2010s
505 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,120 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kierstyn 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 Kierstyn's total volume
Kierstyn by state
Where Kierstyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 144 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 109 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 96 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 85 | 3.5% |
| #5 | California | | 78 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 73 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 49 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 46 | 1.9% |
144 of 2,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kierstyn appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kierstyn's data
- Kierstyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,120 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kierstyns (144 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kierstyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kierstyn 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.