Recorded 1967–2013 Girls' name Peak 1996 463 births

Kurstin — girls' name

463 babies named Kurstin in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s621990s2322000s1492010s10
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kurstin was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kurstin in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kurstin

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Kurstin between 1967 and 2013, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kurstin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kurstin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kurstin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kurstin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kurstin 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 463 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.

Kurstin at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

463

Since 1967

47 years of records

Peak year

1996

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1967

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kurstin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1967

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1996)
29
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kurstin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
232 births that decade — 50% of Kurstin's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s621990s2322000s1492010s10

Kurstin by state

Where Kurstin concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kurstin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 1.5%
#2 Michigan
5 1.1%
#3 Ohio
5 1.1%
#4 Texas
5 1.1%
Illinois share of Kurstin's total US births 1.5%
Even split

7 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kurstin?
463 babies have been named Kurstin since 1967. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1996 with 29 births.
When was Kurstin most popular?
Kurstin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kurstin most popular?
The top states for the name Kurstin are Illinois (7 births), Michigan (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kurstin been used?
Kurstin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 47 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kurstin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kursten, Kurt, Kurstyn, Kura, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.