Girls' name · since 1990

Kiristen

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.

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

Kiristen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiristen has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2008.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiristen's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kiristen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kiristen's full recorded timeline at 1994, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kiristen popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19901993199419982008 6

Kiristen by decade

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

1990s was Kiristen's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Kiristen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiristen?
Kiristen has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Kiristen go back to 1990, giving 19 years of history 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.

What to do with Kiristen's data

  • Kiristen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1990–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kiristen: Baby Name Since 1990 - 31 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiristen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kiristen 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 July 2026.