Is Kristin a boy or girl name?
Kristin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 31 girls and 0 boys were named Kristin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 180,924 US babies named Kristin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,509
- Babies named Kristin since 1932
- 180,924
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 9,801 babies
Boys and girls named Kristin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 171 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,685 | 100% |
| 1950s | 40 | 4,837 | 99.2% |
| 1960s | 213 | 24,352 | 99.1% |
| 1970s | 658 | 42,385 | 98.5% |
| 1980s | 483 | 70,558 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 157 | 27,822 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 67 | 6,099 | 98.9% |
| 2010s | 20 | 1,184 | 98.3% |
| 2020s | 0 | 193 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,509 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,611 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,005 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,520 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,119 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,374 | 45 | #3,481 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,679 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,544 | 76 | #2,435 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,845 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,598 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,549 | 138 | #1,567 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,465 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,386 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,093 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,013 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,709 | 317 | #880 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,622 | 355 | #811 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,224 | 510 | #575 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,886 | 539 | #535 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,795 | 553 | #521 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 716 | #418 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,128 | 829 | #362 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,995 | 963 | #320 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,149 | 1,056 | #301 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,519 | 1,194 | #266 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,332 | 1,447 | #211 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,752 | 1,752 | #174 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,791 | 2,193 | #147 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,779 | 2,418 | #131 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,020 | 2,840 | #114 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,363 | 2,991 | #109 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,543 | 3,597 | #90 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,721 | 4,087 | #86 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,585 | 5,303 | #65 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,747 | 6,064 | #60 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,279 | 6,019 | #58 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,597 | 5,463 | #55 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,710 | 6,000 | #50 |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,380 | 6,567 | #49 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,339 | 7,007 | #47 |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,579 | 7,267 | #42 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,184 | 8,733 | #37 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,146 | 9,737 | #31 |
| 1980 | 68 | #1,099 | 7,701 | #37 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,186 | 4,264 | #73 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,162 | 3,807 | #78 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,151 | 3,605 | #82 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,023 | 3,627 | #74 |
| 1975 | 77 | #935 | 3,880 | #74 |
| 1974 | 82 | #896 | 4,217 | #72 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,133 | 3,904 | #78 |
| 1972 | 77 | #913 | 4,587 | #67 |
| 1971 | 58 | #1,074 | 4,861 | #71 |
| 1970 | 69 | #973 | 5,633 | #63 |
| 1969 | 52 | #1,078 | 4,753 | #76 |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,529 | 4,134 | #84 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,789 | 3,599 | #97 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,789 | 3,262 | #107 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,470 | 2,829 | #135 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,771 | 1,723 | #206 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,007 | 1,580 | #217 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,242 | 877 | #317 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,243 | 821 | #328 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,509 | 774 | #341 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,253 | 710 | #356 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 602 | #372 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,149 | 537 | #395 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 453 | #429 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 464 | #408 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,118 | 407 | #432 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,627 | 446 | #403 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 440 | #394 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,222 | 422 | #400 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 356 | #425 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 322 | #444 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 317 | #448 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 275 | #496 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 239 | #510 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 125 | #659 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 108 | #729 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 100 | #779 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 87 | #825 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 61 | #946 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,005 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 56 | #943 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,575 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,718 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,649 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,836 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,005 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,753 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristin reached #896 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #31 in 1981. 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 Kristin
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.