Girls' name · since 1989

Kurstie

Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Kurstie, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,219 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

45 girls have been named Kurstie since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kurstie has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1993.

  • #36,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 45 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kurstie ranks #36,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#36,219 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kurstie's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kurstie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kurstie's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kurstie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4681012 19891990199119921993 9

Kurstie by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 87% of the file).

1990s was Kurstie's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Kurstie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kurstie?
Kurstie has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,219 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 11 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Kurstie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kurstie ranks #36,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kurstie most popular?
Kurstie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kurstie been used?
Kurstie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 5 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Kurstie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurstin, Kursten, Kurt, Kurstyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Kurstie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–1993 (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 Kurstie 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.