How Many People Are Named Kirstin?
An estimated 8,268 people in the United States have the first name Kirstin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kirstin peaked in popularity in 1990 with 413 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kirstin 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 Kirstin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,268
About 1 in 41,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
413 births
Total Registered
8,778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kirstin
Kirstin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,778 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kirstin as a female name
Ranked #16,452 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (413 births)
Kirstin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kirstin span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,108 babies were registered. Kirstin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kirstin by Decade
How has Kirstin 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.
Kirstin by State
Birth registrations for Kirstin span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, Montana, Nebraska. On average, about 168 Kirstins were registered per state.
Kirstin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kirstin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kirstin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kirstin?
We estimate approximately 8,268 people named Kirstin 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 41,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Kirstin a common name?
Kirstin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kirstin most popular?
Kirstin reached peak popularity in 1990, when 413 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kirstin is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kirstin a female name?
Kirstin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kirstin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kirstin Smith, Kirstin Johnson, Kirstin 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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