Recorded 1972–2007 Girls' name Peak 1978 228 births

Kirston — girls' name

228 babies named Kirston in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s461990s922000s62

The verdict

228 girls have been named Kirston since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

228
total births
1972–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kirston was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kirston in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirston

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Kirston between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirston currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirston performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kirston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirston 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 228 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.

Kirston at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

228

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Kirston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1978)
17
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20072003199919951991198719781972 5

Kirston by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 40% of Kirston's all-time total
1970s281980s461990s922000s62

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirston?
228 babies have been named Kirston since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1978 with 17 births.
When was Kirston most popular?
Kirston was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kirston been used?
Kirston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Kirston?
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, 1972–2007 (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.