Recorded 1988–2009 Girls' name Peak 1996 100 births

Kurstyn — girls' name

100 babies named Kurstyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s592000s36
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kurstyn was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kurstyn in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kurstyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Kurstyn between 1988 and 2009, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kurstyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kurstyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kurstyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kurstyn 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 100 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.

Kurstyn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

100

Since 1988

22 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1988

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kurstyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1988

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Kurstyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 59% of Kurstyn's all-time total
1980s51990s592000s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kurstyn?
100 babies have been named Kurstyn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Kurstyn most popular?
Kurstyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kurstyn been used?
Kurstyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 22 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kurstyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurstin, Kursten, Kurt, 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, 1988–2009 (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.