Girls' name · since 1972
Kirston
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 228 babies named Kirston, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 228
- total births
- 1972–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
228 girls have been named Kirston since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kirston recorded 228 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2007.
- 228 total births
- 1972–2007 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kirston's 228 recorded births place it above 74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirston splits its recorded history at 1994: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2007
- Peak year (1978)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kirston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kirston's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kirston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 92 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Kirston's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2000s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kirston: Baby Name Since 1972 - 228 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kirston. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kirston 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 July 2026.