Recorded 1944–2005 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,321 births

Kristeen — girls' name

1,321 babies named Kristeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s781950s2481960s2631970s3511980s2261990s1252000s30
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kristeen was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

53 babies were named Kristeen in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,321 babies named Kristeen between 1944 and 2005, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristeen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kristeen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristeen in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristeen 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 1,321 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.

Kristeen at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

1,321

Since 1944

62 years of records

Peak year

1971

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1944

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kristeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1944

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1971)
53
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0204060 200519961988198019721964195619481944 5

Kristeen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
351 births that decade — 27% of Kristeen's all-time total
1940s781950s2481960s2631970s3511980s2261990s1252000s30

Kristeen by state

Where Kristeen concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kristeen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 8.9%
#2 Utah
10 0.8%
#3 New York
6 0.5%
#4 Ohio
6 0.5%
#5 Wisconsin
6 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
California share of Kristeen's total US births 8.9%
Even split

117 of 1,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristeen?
1,321 babies have been named Kristeen since 1944. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1971 with 53 births.
When was Kristeen most popular?
Kristeen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 351 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Kristeen most popular?
The top states for the name Kristeen are California (117 births), Utah (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Kristeen been used?
Kristeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 62 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kristeen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, 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, 1944–2005 (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.