Girls' name · since 1957
Kirstine
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.
- #24,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirstine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 126 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Kirstine recorded 126 times among girls since 1957, 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 1957 to 1997.
- #24,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirstine ranks #24,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirstine's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirstine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kirstine's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kirstine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kirstine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Kirstine's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kirstine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (44% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kirstine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1957–1997 (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 Kirstine 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.