Recorded 1975–2021 Girls' name Peak 1990 2,309 births

Kirstyn — girls' name

2,309 babies named Kirstyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s2331990s10592000s7732010s1872020s19
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kirstyn was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

132 babies were named Kirstyn in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kirstyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,309 babies named Kirstyn between 1975 and 2021, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kirstyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 132 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kirstyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,059 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kirstyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 201 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kirstyn in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kirstyn 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 2,309 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.

Kirstyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

2,309

Since 1975

47 years of records

Peak year

1990

132 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1975

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kirstyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1975

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1990)
132
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kirstyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,059 births that decade — 46% of Kirstyn's all-time total
1970s381980s2331990s10592000s7732010s1872020s19

Kirstyn by state

Where Kirstyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kirstyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
201 8.7%
#2 California
154 6.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
74 3.2%
#4 Florida
58 2.5%
#5 Ohio
56 2.4%
#6 Michigan
46 2.0%
#7 New York
42 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
36 1.6%
Texas share of Kirstyn's total US births 8.7%
Even split

201 of 2,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Kirstyn appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kirstyn?
2,309 babies have been named Kirstyn since 1975. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1990 with 132 births.
When was Kirstyn most popular?
Kirstyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,059 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kirstyn most popular?
The top states for the name Kirstyn are Texas (201 births), California (154 births), Pennsylvania (74 births).
How long has the name Kirstyn been used?
Kirstyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 47 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kirstyn?
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.

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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, 1975–2021 (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.