Girls' name · since 1961
Kirsty
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 945 babies named Kirsty, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 945
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirsty is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 945 have been recorded since 1961.
Kirsty has 945 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2013.
- #7,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 945 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirsty ranks #7,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 945 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 945
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kirsty's 945 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kirsty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kirsty's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kirsty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2013
- Peak year (1991)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kirsty by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (508 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kirsty's strongest decade.
508 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kirsty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 179
1980s
179 births
- 1990s
1990s
508 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 508 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kirsty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kirsty's total volume
Kirsty by state
Where Kirsty concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kirsty appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kirsty's data
- Kirsty's decade-level peak was the 1990s (508 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kirstys (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kirsty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1961–2013 (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 Kirsty 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.