Is Kristan a boy or girl name?
Kristan was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 89.6% of the 6,190 US babies named Kristan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kristan since 1945
- 6,190
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 256 babies
Boys and girls named Kristan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1950s | 17 | 184 | 91.5% |
| 1960s | 75 | 643 | 89.6% |
| 1970s | 167 | 1,061 | 86.4% |
| 1980s | 131 | 2,078 | 94.1% |
| 1990s | 100 | 1,181 | 92.2% |
| 2000s | 87 | 266 | 75.4% |
| 2010s | 62 | 68 | 52.3% |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,382 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,550 | 5 | #16,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,278 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,566 | 10 | #10,379 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,407 | 8 | #12,367 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,423 | 8 | #12,445 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,890 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,966 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,799 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,655 | 9 | #11,720 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,581 | 12 | #9,539 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,507 | 12 | #9,725 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,492 | 17 | #7,590 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,621 | 23 | #6,006 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,213 | 17 | #7,339 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,454 | 23 | #5,529 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,597 | 21 | #5,865 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,024 | 25 | #5,031 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,993 | 29 | #4,335 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,590 | 37 | #3,597 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,154 | 62 | #2,473 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,352 | 43 | #3,078 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,605 | 61 | #2,326 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,138 | 68 | #2,087 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,609 | 123 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,177 | 127 | #1,314 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,709 | 136 | #1,262 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,018 | 126 | #1,332 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,728 | 136 | #1,261 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,761 | 165 | #1,093 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,214 | 196 | #959 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,926 | 210 | #879 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,064 | 192 | #904 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,872 | 192 | #884 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,315 | 223 | #770 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,314 | 242 | #713 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,658 | 206 | #781 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,539 | 183 | #839 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,408 | 223 | #748 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,744 | 202 | #800 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,035 | 205 | #797 |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,022 | 126 | #1,091 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,527 | 92 | #1,309 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,736 | 81 | #1,389 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,766 | 73 | #1,438 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,977 | 99 | #1,168 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,048 | 113 | #1,053 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,564 | 109 | #1,061 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,749 | 108 | #1,067 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,332 | 124 | #1,004 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,988 | 136 | #939 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,261 | 110 | #1,047 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,528 | 100 | #1,045 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,884 | 97 | #1,050 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,129 | 64 | #1,373 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,416 | 65 | #1,375 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,437 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,364 | 44 | #1,744 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,764 | 30 | #2,189 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,242 | 34 | #2,018 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,869 | 37 | #1,868 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,442 | 32 | #2,000 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,248 | 45 | #1,597 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,584 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,038 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,039 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,911 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,196 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,023 | 24 | #2,098 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,435 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,145 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,503 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,059 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,831 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,128 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,109 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristan reached #1,977 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #713 in 1985. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kristan
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.