Is Krysten a boy or girl name?
Krysten was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,038 US babies named Krysten were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,808
- Babies named Krysten since 1960
- 4,038
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 255 babies
Boys and girls named Krysten, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,444 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,570 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 566 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 197 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,808 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,832 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,572 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,729 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,169 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,513 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,662 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,215 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,453 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,113 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,383 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,043 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,846 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,919 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,424 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,973 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,422 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,764 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,074 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,944 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,654 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,215 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,347 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,638 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,820 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,515 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,358 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,272 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,288 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,139 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,082 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,017 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 231 | #866 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 235 | #837 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 237 | #807 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 255 | #737 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 192 | #885 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 182 | #898 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 173 | #915 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,226 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,242 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,408 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,795 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,139 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,202 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,238 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,595 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,853 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,869 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,275 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,956 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,645 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,036 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,345 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,455 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,670 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,017 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,032 |
Highest rank
Krysten has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #737 in 1988. 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 Krysten
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.