How Many People Are Named Kerstin?
An estimated 2,371 people in the United States have the first name Kerstin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kerstin peaked in popularity in 1998 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kerstin 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 Kerstin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,371
About 1 in 144,561 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1998
97 births
Total Registered
2,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kerstin
Kerstin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,535 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kerstin as a female name
Ranked #16,500 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1998 (97 births)
Kerstin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kerstin span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 783 babies were registered. Kerstin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kerstin by Decade
How has Kerstin 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.
Kerstin by State
Birth registrations for Kerstin span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 32 Kerstins were registered per state.
Kerstin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerstin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kerstin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerstin?
We estimate approximately 2,371 people named Kerstin 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 144,561 Americans share this first name.
Is Kerstin a common name?
Kerstin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kerstin most popular?
Kerstin reached peak popularity in 1998, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kerstin is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kerstin a female name?
Kerstin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kerstin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kerstin Smith, Kerstin Johnson, Kerstin 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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