Kiersten
Kiersten was the 4704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 423rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (662). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,303 places. More babies were named Kiersten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,704 girls, down 2,005 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005662 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,814babies recorded
Kiersten popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,704 | 29 |
| 2020 | #2,699 | 62 |
| 2010 | #841 | 319 |
| 2000 | #443 | 638 |
| 1990 | #622 | 362 |
| 1980 | #2,083 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,338 | 79 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiersten, counting every spelling?
Kiersten is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiersten | 29 | #4,704 | 203 |
| Kierstyn | 12 | #8,622 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kiersten?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiersten (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiersten born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiersten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiersten?
About 14,500 people born in the US named Kiersten are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 20 and 33. That makes Kiersten mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kiersten by state
How common Kiersten was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kiersten: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiersten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiersten
How popular is the name Kiersten?
Kiersten was the 4704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 423rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (662). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,303 places. More babies were named Kiersten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kiersten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiersten in the US.
Where is Kiersten most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiersten was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.