Girls' name · since 1970
Kjerstin
248 babies named Kjerstin in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 248
- total births
- 1970–2018
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
248 girls have been named Kjerstin since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kjerstin recorded 248 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- 248 total births
- 1970–2018 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kjerstin's 248 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Kjerstin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kjerstin splits its recorded history at 1996: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kjerstin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kjerstin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kjerstin's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kjerstin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (26% of all-time use).
Kjerstin by state
Where Kjerstin concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 16 | 6.5% |
16 of 248 births nationwide.
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- Kjerstin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Kjerstins (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
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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, 1970–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kjerstin: Baby Name Since 1970 - 248 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kjerstin. 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 Kjerstin 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.