Is Kiersten a boy or girl name?
Kiersten is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Kiersten, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,784 US babies named Kiersten were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,915
- Babies named Kiersten since 1963
- 14,784
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 662 babies
Boys and girls named Kiersten, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 721 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,246 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 4,927 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,652 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,743 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,676 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,903 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,696 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,521 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,211 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,969 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,847 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,401 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,279 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,244 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,149 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 295 | #885 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 319 | #841 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 366 | #776 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 465 | #658 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 508 | #589 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 592 | #513 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 662 | #460 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 660 | #455 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 602 | #485 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 586 | #479 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 573 | #488 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 638 | #443 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 532 | #488 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 562 | #459 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,100 | 550 | #457 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 602 | #424 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 547 | #461 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 481 | #520 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 478 | #513 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 408 | #570 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 405 | #573 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 362 | #622 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 293 | #692 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 200 | #882 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,057 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,137 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,190 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,482 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,639 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,664 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,317 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,083 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,577 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,442 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,787 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,689 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,358 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,338 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,334 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,479 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,410 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,338 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,508 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,463 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,896 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,876 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,272 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,018 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kiersten reached #10,100 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #424 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kiersten
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.