Girls' name · since 1968
Kirstan
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 479 babies named Kirstan, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirstan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 479 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirstan has been recorded 479 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 2015.
- #12,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 479 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirstan ranks #12,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 479
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirstan's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kirstan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kirstan's full recorded timeline at 1993, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kirstan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2015
- Peak year (1995)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kirstan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (199 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Kirstan's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kirstan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 199 births (42% of all-time use).
Kirstan by state
Where Kirstan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.1% |
10 of 479 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kirstan's data
- Kirstan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kirstans (10 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kirstan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1968–2015 (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 Kirstan 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.