How Many People Are Named Keirsten?
An estimated 1,328 people in the United States have the first name Keirsten. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Keirsten peaked in popularity in 2005 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keirsten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keirsten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,328
About 1 in 258,098 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2005
66 births
Total Registered
1,370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keirsten
Keirsten is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,370 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keirsten as a female name
Ranked #9,234 in 2020
11 female births in 2020
Peak: 2005 (66 births)
Keirsten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keirsten span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 524 babies were registered. Keirsten has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keirsten by Decade
How has Keirsten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keirsten by State
Birth registrations for Keirsten span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana. On average, about 19 Keirstens were registered per state.
Keirsten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keirsten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keirsten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keirsten?
We estimate approximately 1,328 people named Keirsten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 258,098 Americans share this first name.
Is Keirsten a common name?
Keirsten is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keirsten most popular?
Keirsten reached peak popularity in 2005, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keirsten is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keirsten a female name?
Keirsten is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keirsten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keirsten Smith, Keirsten Johnson, Keirsten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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