How Many People Are Named Kriste?
An estimated 524 people in the United States have the first name Kriste. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Kriste peaked in popularity in 1955 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kriste 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 Kriste paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
524
About 1 in 654,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1955
36 births
Total Registered
620
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kriste
Kriste is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 620 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kriste as a female name
Ranked #14,652 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1955 (36 births)
Kriste: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kriste span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 228 babies were registered. Kriste has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kriste by Decade
How has Kriste 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.
Kriste by State
Kriste + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kriste as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kriste
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kriste: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kriste?
We estimate approximately 524 people named Kriste 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 654,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Kriste a common name?
Kriste is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 620 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kriste most popular?
Kriste reached peak popularity in 1955, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kriste is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kriste a female name?
Kriste is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kriste Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kriste Smith, Kriste Johnson, Kriste 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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