Recorded 1969–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 126 births

Kirstina — girls' name

126 babies named Kirstina in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s281980s611990s30

The verdict

126 girls have been named Kirstina since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

126
total births
1969–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kirstina was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kirstina in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirstina

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Kirstina between 1969 and 1993, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirstina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirstina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kirstina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirstina 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 126 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.

Kirstina at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

126

Since 1969

25 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1969

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1993

Kirstina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1969

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1993199019871984197919751969 7

Kirstina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 48% of Kirstina's all-time total
1960s71970s281980s611990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirstina?
126 babies have been named Kirstina since 1969. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Kirstina most popular?
Kirstina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Kirstina been used?
Kirstina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 25 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kirstina?
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, 1969–1993 (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.