Recorded 1967–2005 Girls' name Peak 1991 264 births

Kirsta — girls' name

264 babies named Kirsta in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s801980s521990s862000s26

The verdict

264 girls have been named Kirsta since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

264
total births
1967–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kirsta was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kirsta in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirsta

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Kirsta between 1967 and 2005, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirsta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirsta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kirsta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirsta 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 264 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.

Kirsta at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

264

Since 1967

39 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1967

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kirsta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1967

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 200519991995199019831978197419701967 6

Kirsta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
86 births that decade — 33% of Kirsta's all-time total
1960s201970s801980s521990s862000s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirsta?
264 babies have been named Kirsta since 1967. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Kirsta most popular?
Kirsta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kirsta been used?
Kirsta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 39 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kirsta?
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, 1967–2005 (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.