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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kierstin

Kierstin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1220th; the most babies were born in 2005 (174). More babies were named Kierstin in the 2000s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
2005174 babies
Total since 1880
3,270babies recorded

Kierstin popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#12,8467
2010#2,66068
2000#1,391134
1990#1,72785
1980#3,91520
1970#4,13614
1960——
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1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Kierstin, counting every spelling?

Kierstin is a spelling of Kiersten, a name family that had 41 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Kiersten29#4,704203
Kierstyn12#8,62272

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 old are people named Kierstin?

About 3,200 people born in the US named Kierstin are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 21 and 33. That makes Kierstin mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Kierstin by state

How common Kierstin was among girls born in each state in 2003–2007, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.6×), Missouri (2.4×), Indiana (1.9×), North Carolina (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIN0.14Ohio: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOH0.18Pennsylvania: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesPA0.11New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMO0.17Kentucky: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesKY0.11West Virginia: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesWV0.28Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.03New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNC0.12South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesLA0.12Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesFL0.09
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kierstin, girls, 2003–2007. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kierstin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kierstin, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kierstin

How popular is the name Kierstin?

Kierstin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1220th; the most babies were born in 2005 (174). More babies were named Kierstin in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Kierstin a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kierstin in the US.

Where was Kierstin most popular?

In 2003–2007, Kierstin was most common in West Virginia (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Missouri.