How Many People Are Named Kristyn?
An estimated 8,315 people in the United States have the first name Kristyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kristyn peaked in popularity in 1990 with 459 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kristyn 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 Kristyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,315
About 1 in 41,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
459 births
Total Registered
8,813
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kristyn
Kristyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,813 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kristyn as a female name
Ranked #9,241 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (459 births)
Kristyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kristyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,142 babies were registered. Kristyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kristyn by Decade
How has Kristyn 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.
Kristyn by State
Birth registrations for Kristyn span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Mississippi. On average, about 151 Kristyns were registered per state.
Kristyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kristyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kristyn
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Kristyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kristyn?
We estimate approximately 8,315 people named Kristyn 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 41,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Kristyn a common name?
Kristyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,813 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kristyn most popular?
Kristyn reached peak popularity in 1990, when 459 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kristyn is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kristyn a female name?
Kristyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kristyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kristyn Smith, Kristyn Johnson, Kristyn 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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