Girls' name · since 1950
Kirstie
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 4,151 babies named Kirstie, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,151
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,151 girls have been named Kirstie since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kirstie recorded 4,151 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2011.
- #2,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,151 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirstie ranks #2,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,151 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,151
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirstie's 4,151 recorded births place it above 95.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kirstie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kirstie's full recorded timeline at 1982, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 635 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kirstie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 635
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kirstie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,450 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Kirstie's strongest decade.
2,450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kirstie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 177
1960s
177 births
- 1970s 674
1970s
674 births
- 1980s 675
1980s
675 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,450 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,450 births (59% of all-time use).
How Kirstie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kirstie's total volume
Kirstie by state
Where Kirstie concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 433 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 292 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 147 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 139 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 139 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 128 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 101 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 83 | 2.0% |
433 of 4,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Kirstie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kirstie's data
- Kirstie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,450 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kirsties (433 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kirstie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1950–2011 (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 Kirstie 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.