Krysten — #12330 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Krysten

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,038 babies named Krysten between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krysten currently holds the #12330 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 255 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krysten performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,570 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Krysten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 368 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Krysten in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krysten 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 4,038 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.