Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 115 births

Kirsi — girls' name

115 babies named Kirsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s322010s292020s17

The verdict

115 girls have been named Kirsi since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

115
total births
1994–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kirsi was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kirsi in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirsi

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Kirsi between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirsi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirsi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kirsi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirsi 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 115 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.

Kirsi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

115

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2002

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kirsi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 2023201920132008199919951994 9

Kirsi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 32% of Kirsi's all-time total
1990s372000s322010s292020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirsi?
115 babies have been named Kirsi since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 12 births.
When was Kirsi most popular?
Kirsi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Kirsi been used?
Kirsi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kirsi?
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, 1994–2023 (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.