Girls' name · since 1932
Kristin
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 179,313 babies named Kristin, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 179,313
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristin currently ranks #4681 among girls' names in America, with 179,313 babies recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristin has been recorded 179,313 times among girls since 1932, currently ranked #4681 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,681 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 179,313 born since 1932
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristin ranks #222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,681 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 179,313 born since 1932, peaking in the 1980s.
- #222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 179,313
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristin's 179,313 recorded births place it above 99.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristin compares
179,313 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kristin's all-time total is 477x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 179,313 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,737 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristin's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 9,737, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 9,737
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Kristin popularity over time - boys
1,638 total births recorded since 1951 (Kristin as boys' name)
Kristin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70,558 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Kristin's strongest decade.
70,558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kristin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 171
1930s
171 births
- 1940s 1,685
1940s
1,685 births
- 1950s 4,837
1950s
4,837 births
- 1960s 24,354
1960s
24,354 births
- 1970s
1970s
42,384 births
- 1980s
1980s
70,558 births
- 1990s 27,819
1990s
27,819 births
- 2000s 6,099
2000s
6,099 births
- 2010s 1,184
2010s
1,184 births
- 2020s 222
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70,558 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kristin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kristin's total volume
Kristin by state
Where Kristin concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17,246 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 13,005 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10,126 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 9,901 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 9,530 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 8,716 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 8,251 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 6,579 | 3.7% |
17,246 of 179,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristin's data
- Kristin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (70,558 total births); usage has since declined to 222 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristins (17,246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kristin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1932–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kristin 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 August 2026.