Recorded 1952–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,010 births

Kirsti — girls' name

1,010 babies named Kirsti in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s531960s901970s1451980s1761990s5002000s46
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kirsti was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

106 babies were named Kirsti in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirsti

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,010 babies named Kirsti between 1952 and 2007, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirsti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirsti performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 500 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kirsti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kirsti in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirsti 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 1,010 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.

Kirsti at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,010

Since 1952

56 years of records

Peak year

1991

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1952

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2007

Kirsti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1952

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
106
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Kirsti by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
500 births that decade — 50% of Kirsti's all-time total
1950s531960s901970s1451980s1761990s5002000s46

Kirsti by state

Where Kirsti concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kirsti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
57 5.6%
#2 California
48 4.8%
#3 Ohio
19 1.9%
#4 Florida
12 1.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
7 0.7%
#6 Kentucky
6 0.6%
#7 Washington
6 0.6%
#8 Iowa
5 0.5%
Texas share of Kirsti's total US births 5.6%
Even split

57 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kirsti appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirsti?
1,010 babies have been named Kirsti since 1952. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 106 births.
When was Kirsti most popular?
Kirsti was most popular in the 1990s decade with 500 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kirsti most popular?
The top states for the name Kirsti are Texas (57 births), California (48 births), Ohio (19 births).
How long has the name Kirsti been used?
Kirsti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 56 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Kirsti?
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.

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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, 1952–2007 (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.