Boy or Girl

Is Kirstin a boy or girl name?

Kirstin was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,778 US babies named Kirstin were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Kirstin since 1942
8,778
Most popular year
1990
413 babies
Babies named Kirstin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Kirstin from 1942 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01503004506001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Kirstin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s011100%
1950s051100%
1960s0748100%
1970s01,428100%
1980s01,867100%
1990s03,108100%
2000s01,363100%
2010s0185100%
2020s017100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–5#16,452
20220–5#16,576
20210–0–
20200–7#12,846
20190–5#16,857
20180–0–
20170–10#10,370
20160–11#9,764
20150–7#13,785
20140–21#6,108
20130–23#5,750
20120–33#4,437
20110–32#4,515
20100–43#3,666
20090–51#3,275
20080–75#2,526
20070–98#2,078
20060–117#1,780
20050–133#1,542
20040–132#1,523
20030–156#1,323
20020–197#1,082
20010–185#1,134
20000–219#967
19990–240#891
19980–236#894
19970–254#816
19960–308#700
19950–280#732
19940–268#770
19930–298#716
19920–402#580
19910–409#571
19900–413#564
19890–351#607
19880–259#722
19870–196#868
19860–146#1,039
19850–157#977
19840–166#902
19830–159#935
19820–141#1,035
19810–137#1,048
19800–155#957
19790–165#904
19780–141#983
19770–145#955
19760–113#1,082
19750–144#907
19740–145#887
19730–137#908
19720–133#926
19710–151#885
19700–154#870
19690–164#804
19680–153#821
19670–103#1,014
19660–81#1,197
19650–62#1,398
19640–69#1,353
19630–39#1,882
19620–28#2,286
19610–25#2,436
19600–24#2,476
19590–21#2,554
19580–12#3,638
19570–0–
19560–6#5,615
19550–0–
19540–6#5,450
19530–6#5,363
19520–0–
19510–0–
19500–0–
19490–0–
19480–5#5,632
19470–0–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–0–
19420–6#4,372

Highest rank

Kirstin has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #564 in 1990. 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 Kirstin

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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.