Girls' name · since 1949
Kristyn
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 8,830 babies named Kristyn, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,830
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
8,830 babies have been named Kristyn since 1949, making it today's #6605 girls' name.
Kristyn has 8,830 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6605 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #1,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,605 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,830 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristyn ranks #1,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,605 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,830 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,830
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristyn's 8,830 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristyn compares
8,830 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kristyn's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 459 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kristyn's full recorded timeline at 1988, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 459 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kristyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 459
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Kristyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,142 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Kristyn's strongest decade.
3,142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kristyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 473
1960s
473 births
- 1970s 1,048
1970s
1,048 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,142 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,789 births
- 2000s 922
2000s
922 births
- 2010s 287
2010s
287 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,142 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kristyn 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 Kristyn's total volume
Kristyn by state
Where Kristyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 814 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 614 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 578 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 543 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 443 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 365 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 339 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 319 | 3.6% |
814 of 8,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Kristyn appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristyn's data
- Kristyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,142 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristyns (814 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 Kristyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Kristyn 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.