Is Kristen a boy or girl name?
Kristen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 181 girls and 8 boys were named Kristen, so 95.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 220,847 US babies named Kristen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,458
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,278
- Babies named Kristen since 1938
- 220,847
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 9,595 babies
Boys and girls named Kristen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1940s | 20 | 776 | 97.5% |
| 1950s | 102 | 2,811 | 96.5% |
| 1960s | 229 | 18,041 | 98.7% |
| 1970s | 597 | 44,209 | 98.7% |
| 1980s | 605 | 83,226 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 338 | 53,074 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 138 | 12,558 | 98.9% |
| 2010s | 102 | 3,244 | 97% |
| 2020s | 44 | 713 | 94.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,458 | 181 | #1,278 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,621 | 142 | #1,513 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,471 | 119 | #1,747 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,549 | 134 | #1,572 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,839 | 137 | #1,546 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,960 | 174 | #1,315 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,278 | 190 | #1,230 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,523 | 221 | #1,129 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,558 | 253 | #1,045 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,806 | 310 | #890 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,891 | 340 | #815 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,221 | 389 | #714 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,513 | 429 | #659 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,244 | 430 | #660 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,570 | 508 | #577 |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,056 | 566 | #533 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,622 | 644 | #491 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,895 | 768 | #428 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,310 | 876 | #372 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,066 | 984 | #326 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,200 | 1,220 | #264 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,943 | 1,437 | #229 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,284 | 1,716 | #186 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,036 | 1,991 | #162 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,155 | 2,356 | #142 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,089 | 2,846 | #114 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,152 | 3,348 | #102 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,868 | 4,085 | #82 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,406 | 4,851 | #70 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,125 | 5,398 | #65 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,204 | 5,871 | #55 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,754 | 5,533 | #61 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,070 | 6,253 | #53 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,939 | 6,816 | #48 |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,539 | 8,073 | #42 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,343 | 8,803 | #36 |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,440 | 8,382 | #36 |
| 1987 | 53 | #1,393 | 7,360 | #42 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,209 | 7,844 | #41 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,121 | 8,445 | #38 |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,170 | 8,385 | #38 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,195 | 8,618 | #37 |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,173 | 9,533 | #33 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,282 | 8,541 | #38 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,119 | 7,315 | #39 |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,172 | 4,569 | #62 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,194 | 4,368 | #62 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,043 | 3,861 | #72 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,088 | 3,653 | #73 |
| 1975 | 71 | #978 | 4,674 | #60 |
| 1974 | 68 | #997 | 6,053 | #45 |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,062 | 4,936 | #58 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,093 | 3,528 | #85 |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,154 | 3,967 | #87 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,212 | 4,600 | #83 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,211 | 3,812 | #96 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,600 | 3,243 | #107 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,492 | 2,751 | #124 |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,413 | 2,323 | #149 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,964 | 1,726 | #191 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,873 | 1,334 | #239 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,931 | 1,015 | #288 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,085 | 755 | #344 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,106 | 540 | #422 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,947 | 542 | #415 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,479 | 542 | #404 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,584 | 390 | #482 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,420 | 296 | #558 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,886 | 249 | #606 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,372 | 230 | #612 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,538 | 217 | #617 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,277 | 256 | #544 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,977 | 280 | #501 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,572 | 193 | #620 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,192 | 158 | #678 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,913 | 171 | #633 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,956 | 162 | #655 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,236 | 153 | #678 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 93 | #859 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,070 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,135 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,135 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,949 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,684 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,356 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,677 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristen reached #978 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #33 in 1982. 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 Kristen
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.