Baby name

Kristen

Girl

Origin of the name

Kristen is a Scandinavian form of Christine.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1982, with 9,534 births and the No. 33 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 135 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1990. 38% of all babies named Kristen since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

218,767births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 33rank at its peak, in 1982

Where babies named Kristen are born

1982

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The darker the blue, the more common Kristen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kristen is most common in Rhode Island (2.7 times), New Hampshire (2.1) and Massachusetts (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kristin 179,313
Kristyn 8,830
Kristan 5,545
Tristen 4,182
Krysten 4,038
Kristel 2,992

Names from the same era

Holly · Kristin · Veronica · Crystal · Alicia · April

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