Girls' name · since 1973
Kursten
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Kursten, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 281
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kursten is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 281 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Kursten recorded 281 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2008.
- #16,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 281 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kursten ranks #16,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 281 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 281
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kursten's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kursten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kursten splits its recorded history at 1996: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kursten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1997)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kursten by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (129 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Kursten's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kursten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 129 births (46% of all-time use).
Kursten by state
Where Kursten concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 281 births nationwide.
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- Kursten's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2000s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kurstens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kursten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Kursten 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.