Kristen

Given to 220,952 US babies since 1938

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Rank in 2025

#1990

recorded as girls

711 since 2024

#7679

recorded as boys

1,308 since 2024

Babies in 2025

106

girls 96 · boys 10

Peak year

1982

9,534 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

220,952

since 1938

Born a Kristen? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kristen was most popular in 1982, when 9,534 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 96 babies were named Kristen, ranking #1990 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	96	1990	10	7679
2024	181	1279	8	8987
2023	143	1506	9	8255
2022	119	1742	8	8990
2021	134	1562	9	8166
2020	137	1545	10	7502
2019	174	1315	10	7643
2018	190	1229	7	9670
2017	221	1128	13	6338
2016	253	1045	13	6349
2015	310	889	10	7491
2014	340	813	10	7562
2013	389	713	5	12136
2012	429	659	13	6306
2011	430	660	8	8767
2010	508	575	13	6359
2009	566	533	12	6802
2008	644	491	13	6393
2007	768	428	12	6622
2006	876	372	13	6094
2005	984	326	13	5875
2004	1,220	264	21	4129
2003	1,437	229	16	4815
2002	1,716	186	14	5131
2001	1,991	162	15	4890
2000	2,356	142	9	6839
1999	2,846	114	18	3986
1998	3,348	102	25	3092
1997	4,085	82	27	2823
1996	4,851	70	33	2380
1995	5,398	64	39	2102
1994	5,871	55	37	2181
1993	5,534	61	26	2697
1992	6,253	53	38	2046
1991	6,816	48	40	1919
1990	8,073	42	55	1530
1989	8,803	36	67	1336
1988	8,382	36	54	1427
1987	7,361	42	53	1379
1986	7,844	41	63	1199
1985	8,445	38	69	1116
1984	8,385	38	61	1166
1983	8,618	37	58	1190
1982	9,534	33	62	1164
1981	8,540	38	52	1270
1980	7,316	39	66	1111
1979	4,568	62	60	1169
1978	4,368	62	56	1186
1977	3,861	72	69	1036
1976	3,653	73	60	1084
1975	4,674	60	71	970
1974	6,052	45	68	993
1973	4,936	58	59	1054
1972	3,527	85	56	1083
1971	3,967	87	51	1150
1970	4,600	83	47	1207
1969	3,812	96	43	1198
1968	3,243	107	25	1574
1967	2,751	124	27	1476
1966	2,323	149	30	1401
1965	1,726	191	17	1918
1964	1,333	239	19	1850
1963	1,015	288	18	1902
1962	755	343	16	2035
1961	540	421	16	2070
1960	541	415	18	1910
1959	542	404	12	2414
1958	390	482	11	2506
1957	296	558	7	3257
1956	249	604	9	2798
1955	230	612	12	2302
1954	217	616	11	2449
1953	256	543	7	3143
1952	280	501	16	1939
1951	193	619	10	2495
1950	158	675	7	3021
1949	171	632	8	2802
1948	162	655	5	3668
1947	153	678	7	3096
1946	93	857	<5	—
1945	54	1060	<5	—
1944	48	1129	<5	—
1943	51	1124	<5	—
1942	20	1917	<5	—
1941	17	2018	<5	—
1940	7	3503	<5	—
1939	13	2300	<5	—
1938	7	3450	<5	—