Recorded 1957–1997 Girls' name Peak 1990 126 births

Kirstine — girls' name

126 babies named Kirstine in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s81970s291980s281990s56
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kirstine was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kirstine in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirstine

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Kirstine between 1957 and 1997, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirstine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirstine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kirstine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirstine 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.

Kirstine at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

126

Since 1957

41 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1957

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1997

Kirstine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1957

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 1997199219891984197419701957 5

Kirstine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 44% of Kirstine's all-time total
1950s51960s81970s291980s281990s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirstine?
126 babies have been named Kirstine since 1957. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Kirstine most popular?
Kirstine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kirstine been used?
Kirstine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 41 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Kirstine?
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, 1957–1997 (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.