Recorded 1975–1996 Girls' name Peak 1984 94 births

Kjirsten — girls' name

94 babies named Kjirsten in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s451990s39
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kjirsten was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kjirsten in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kjirsten

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Kjirsten between 1975 and 1996, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kjirsten currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kjirsten performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kjirsten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kjirsten 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 94 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.

Kjirsten at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

94

Since 1975

22 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1975

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kjirsten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1975

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 19961993199119891985198319781975 5

Kjirsten by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 48% of Kjirsten's all-time total
1970s101980s451990s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kjirsten?
94 babies have been named Kjirsten since 1975. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Kjirsten most popular?
Kjirsten was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Kjirsten been used?
Kjirsten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 22 years of data through 1996.

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, 1975–1996 (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.