Recorded 1990–2008 Girls' name Peak 1990 31 births

Kiristen — girls' name

31 babies named Kiristen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Kiristen since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

31
total births
1990–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Kiristen was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kiristen in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiristen

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Kiristen between 1990 and 2008, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiristen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiristen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kiristen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiristen 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 31 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.

Kiristen at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

31

Since 1990

19 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1990

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kiristen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1990

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20081998199419931990 7

Kiristen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 81% of Kiristen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiristen?
31 babies have been named Kiristen since 1990. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Kiristen most popular?
Kiristen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kiristen been used?
Kiristen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 19 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kiristen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirsten, Kira, Kirstin, Kirstie, 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, 1990–2008 (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.