Girls' name · since 1965
Kyrsten
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 1,995 babies named Kyrsten, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,995
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,995 girls have been named Kyrsten since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyrsten has been recorded 1,995 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 2022.
- #4,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,995 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyrsten ranks #4,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,995 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,995
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kyrsten's 1,995 recorded births place it above 93.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kyrsten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyrsten's full recorded timeline at 1997, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyrsten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kyrsten by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (806 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Kyrsten's strongest decade.
806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kyrsten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 177
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
806 births
- 2000s
2000s
786 births
- 2010s 167
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 806 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kyrsten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kyrsten's total volume
Kyrsten by state
Where Kyrsten concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 115 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 85 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 70 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 59 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 22 | 1.1% |
124 of 1,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kyrsten appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyrsten's data
- Kyrsten's decade-level peak was the 1990s (806 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kyrstens (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyrsten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1965–2022 (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 Kyrsten 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.