People with the first name Kirsten
50,529
About 1 in 6,560 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Kirsten?
Kirsten was the #895 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#895
More common than 98.3% of listed first names
Peak year
1991
1,938 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
60
#4,981 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 6,560
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.5% male99.5% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Kirsten across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Kirsten reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1991, with 1,938 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 60 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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