How Many People Are Named Kristan?
An estimated 5,691 people in the United States have the first name Kristan. It is used for both genders, with 89.6% female. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Kristan peaked in popularity in 1985 with 256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kristan 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 Kristan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,691
About 1 in 60,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.6% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1985
256 births
Total Registered
6,190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kristan
Kristan is predominantly female (89.6%), though 645 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kristan as a male name
Ranked #11,382 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1979 (26 births)
Kristan as a female name
Ranked #16,878 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1985 (242 births)
Kristan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kristan span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,209 babies were registered. Kristan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kristan by Decade
How has Kristan 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.
Kristan by State
Birth registrations for Kristan span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin. On average, about 91 Kristans were registered per state.
Kristan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kristan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kristan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kristan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kristan?
We estimate approximately 5,691 people named Kristan 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 60,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Kristan a common name?
Kristan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kristan most popular?
Kristan reached peak popularity in 1985, when 256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kristan is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kristan a female name?
Kristan is predominantly female. 89.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kristan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kristan Smith, Kristan Johnson, Kristan 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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