Recorded 1950–2011 Girls' name Peak 1991 4,151 births

Kirstie — girls' name

4,151 babies named Kirstie in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s451960s1771970s6741980s6751990s24502000s1192010s11
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kirstie was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

635 babies were named Kirstie in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirstie

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,151 babies named Kirstie between 1950 and 2011, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirstie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 635 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirstie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,450 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kirstie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 433 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kirstie in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirstie 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 4,151 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.

Kirstie at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

4,151

Since 1950

62 years of records

Peak year

1991

635 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1950

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kirstie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1950

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1991)
635
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Kirstie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,450 births that decade — 59% of Kirstie's all-time total
1950s451960s1771970s6741980s6751990s24502000s1192010s11

Kirstie by state

Where Kirstie concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kirstie
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%
California share of Kirstie's total US births 10.4%
Even split

433 of 4,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Kirstie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirstie?
4,151 babies have been named Kirstie since 1950. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1991 with 635 births.
When was Kirstie most popular?
Kirstie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,450 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kirstie most popular?
The top states for the name Kirstie are California (433 births), Texas (292 births), New York (147 births).
How long has the name Kirstie been used?
Kirstie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 62 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kirstie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kirsten, Kira, Kirstin, Kirby, 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, 1950–2011 (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.