Recorded 1989–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 26 births

Kirstien — girls' name

26 babies named Kirstien in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Kirstien since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

26
total births
1989–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kirstien was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kirstien in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirstien

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kirstien between 1989 and 2001, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirstien currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirstien performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kirstien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirstien 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 26 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.

Kirstien at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

26

Since 1989

13 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1989

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kirstien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1989

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 20011996199119901989 5

Kirstien by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 62% of Kirstien's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirstien?
26 babies have been named Kirstien since 1989. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Kirstien most popular?
Kirstien was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kirstien been used?
Kirstien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 13 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kirstien?
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, 1989–2001 (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.