How Many People Are Named Kiersten?
An estimated 14,348 people in the United States have the first name Kiersten. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kiersten peaked in popularity in 2005 with 662 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiersten 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 Kiersten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,348
About 1 in 23,889 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2005
662 births
Total Registered
14,784
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiersten
Kiersten is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,784 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kiersten as a male name
Ranked #10,100 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1997 (5 births)
Kiersten as a female name
Ranked #3,915 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (662 births)
Kiersten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiersten span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,652 babies were registered. Kiersten has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kiersten by Decade
How has Kiersten 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.
Kiersten by State
Birth registrations for Kiersten span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Idaho, Alaska. On average, about 300 Kierstens were registered per state.
Kiersten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiersten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kiersten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiersten?
We estimate approximately 14,348 people named Kiersten 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 23,889 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiersten a common name?
Kiersten is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,784 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiersten most popular?
Kiersten reached peak popularity in 2005, when 662 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiersten is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiersten a female name?
Kiersten is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiersten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiersten Smith, Kiersten Johnson, Kiersten 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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