Kisten — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kisten

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Kisten between 1968 and 1979, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kisten currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kisten performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kisten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kisten 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 29 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.