Is Kirsten a boy or girl name?
Kirsten is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 0 boys were named Kirsten, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 53,331 US babies named Kirsten were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,134
- Babies named Kirsten since 1937
- 53,331
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 1,938 babies
Boys and girls named Kirsten, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 297 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 813 | 100% |
| 1960s | 24 | 6,662 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 73 | 8,263 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 66 | 8,741 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 37 | 16,882 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 12 | 9,337 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,808 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,134 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,153 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,736 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,941 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,484 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,803 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,140 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,896 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,513 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,723 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,297 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,137 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 256 | #987 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 309 | #854 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 319 | #842 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 454 | #652 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 543 | #568 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 726 | #444 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 783 | #407 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #322 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,358 | 1,089 | #298 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #279 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,126 | #278 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #260 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #255 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,533 | #200 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,247 | 1,547 | #202 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,633 | #185 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,858 | 1,773 | #176 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,681 | #180 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,537 | #193 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,546 | #189 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,083 | 1,832 | #166 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,944 | 1,931 | #154 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,208 | 1,869 | #157 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,017 | 1,538 | #183 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,023 | 1,221 | #214 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,811 | 891 | #276 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 747 | #322 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,947 | 751 | #319 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,002 | 724 | #324 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,722 | 715 | #324 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,048 | 740 | #328 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 709 | #335 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,522 | 705 | #343 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,954 | 817 | #293 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,151 | 814 | #285 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,404 | 687 | #336 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,069 | 714 | #316 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 762 | #303 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,236 | 808 | #296 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,307 | 790 | #297 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 901 | #284 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,179 | 936 | #296 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,803 | 1,034 | #284 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #253 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,107 | #248 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,122 | 816 | #303 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,127 | 852 | #297 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 641 | #357 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 687 | #362 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,200 | 598 | #392 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 306 | #561 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 241 | #663 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 258 | #628 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 195 | #717 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 139 | #867 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 109 | #996 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,111 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,123 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,296 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,598 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,433 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,681 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,815 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,578 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,557 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,740 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,522 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,721 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,590 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,611 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,513 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,487 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,078 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,282 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,844 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kirsten reached #2,803 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #154 in 1991. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kirsten
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.