Kristin

#4,661 for girls in 2025, 29 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #8,889
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1981 · 9,737 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
26 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
179,313
since 1932

Kristin over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #31, 1981girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,66129
2024#4,47331
2023#4,56530
2022#3,96337
2021#3,49144
2020#3,09151
2019#3,45145#8,8898
2018#2,64765
2017#2,66465
2016#2,42676#10,7446
2015#1,839112
2014#1,590135
2013#1,565138#10,7286
2012#1,465155
2011#1,382165
2010#1,093228
2009#1,012261
2008#880317#12,5535
2007#807355#8,1739
2006#575510#6,90411
2005#534539#10,1516
2004#519553#6,52011
2003#418716
2002#361829#9,3926
2001#320963#7,5368
2000#3011,056#5,92011
1999#2661,194#5,31712
1998#2111,447#5,15912
1997#1741,752#7,2817
1996#1472,193#5,53510
1995#1312,418#3,69317
1994#1142,840#3,91116
1993#1092,991#4,22714
1992#903,597#3,45918
1991#864,087#2,68325
1990#655,300#2,55326
1989#606,064#1,73344
1988#586,019#2,25527
1987#555,463#1,58744
1986#506,000#1,69437
1985#496,566#1,37150
1984#477,007#1,32050
1983#427,267#1,56238
1982#378,734#1,17961
1981#319,737#1,14364
1980#377,701#1,09868
1979#734,264#1,17759
1978#783,807#1,14959
1977#823,605#1,14458
1976#743,627#1,01966
1975#743,880#93377
1974#724,218#89282
1973#783,903#1,12353
1972#674,586#91177
1971#714,861#1,07058
1970#635,633#96869
1969#764,753#1,07552
1968#844,134#1,50627
1967#973,600#1,75820
1966#1073,262#1,75719
1965#1352,829#1,45628
1964#2061,724#1,72921
1963#2161,580#1,95717
1962#317876#2,18614
1961#328822#3,0978
1960#340774#3,3377
1959#356710#2,20014
1958#372602
1957#395537#3,0248
1956#428453
1955#408464
1954#432407#3,8275
1953#402446#3,4256
1952#393440
1951#400422#3,0667
1950#425356
1949#444322
1948#448317
1947#495275
1946#510239
1945#658125
1944#727108
1943#778100
1942#82387
1941#94261
1940#99751
1939#93956
1938#1,54724
1937#1,23434
1936#1,69120
1935#2,57511
1934#2,74110
1933#2,8689
1932#3,5687
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Kristin! It came in at #3,568, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1932–1934, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Kristin is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNHWashington: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedIDMontana: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #235 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsNDMinnesota: #188 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMNIllinois: #387 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,196 girlsILWisconsin: #191 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsWIMichigan: #375 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsMINew York: #482 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,492 girlsNYMassachusetts: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,241 girlsMARhode Island: #187 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSDIowa: #170 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 943 girlsIAIndiana: #408 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,590 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,130 girlsOHPennsylvania: #443 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 6,094 girlsPANew Jersey: #518 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,873 girlsNJConnecticut: #385 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,709 girlsCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,444 girlsCAUtah: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #387 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsCONebraska: #283 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsNEMissouri: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,976 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #242 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsDCOklahoma: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,185 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedHITexas: #1,255 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,965 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#170 · 1 in 943
  2. Rhode Island#187 · 1 in 1,400
  3. Minnesota#188 · 1 in 1,236
  4. Wisconsin#191 · 1 in 1,399
  5. Montana#227 · 1 in 1,143

Best ever in a state: #17 in New Jersey, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#170301 in 943
Rhode Island#18761 in 1,400
Minnesota#188301 in 1,236
Wisconsin#191301 in 1,399
Montana#22761 in 1,143
North Dakota#23551 in 1,346
District of Columbia#24191 in 1,502
Kansas#242141 in 1,574
Massachusetts#269161 in 3,241
Washington#270161 in 1,790
Utah#27671 in 1,505
Nebraska#28371 in 2,066
California#329641 in 2,444
Michigan#375231 in 4,087
Ohio#379261 in 4,130
Connecticut#38551 in 4,709
Oklahoma#38671 in 3,185
Colorado#38761 in 3,125
Illinois#387251 in 4,196
Indiana#408111 in 4,590
Missouri#43891 in 4,976
Pennsylvania#443191 in 6,094
New York#482301 in 5,492
New Jersey#51871 in 7,873
Texas#1,25551 in 22,965
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kristin
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 188 spots since 2024 (#4,473#4,661)
  • 1,570 spots since 2020 (#3,091#4,661)
  • 2,822 spots since 2015 (#1,839#4,661)
  • Biggest jump: 608 spots in 1939 (#1,547#939)
  • Biggest drop: 232 spots in 2007 (#575#807)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1981 at #31 (9,737 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1967–1992
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1939–2008
Share of babies · girls
1 in 171
  • Highest: 1 in 171 girls born in 1981 were named Kristin (0.58%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,423 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 39.3% of all girls named Kristin (70,558) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s171#939 (1939)#2,145
1940s1,685#444 (1949)#682
1950s4,837#356 (1959)#401
1960s24,354#76 (1969)#191
1970s42,384#63 (1970)#73
1980s70,558#31 (1981)#47
1990s27,819#65 (1990)#139
2000s6,099#301 (2000)#573
2010s1,184#1,093 (2010)#2,012
2020s222#3,091 (2020)#4,041

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kristin in 1956

girls
#428
453 births · 1 in 4,432 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #428Kristin453
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,432 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 93.8% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #425Debby461
  2. #426Ladonna458
  3. #427Stacy456
  4. #428Kristin453
  5. #428Jeanie453
  6. #430Myrna452
  7. #430Reba452
  8. #430Tara452

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 993Sheena#1,839#846
  2. 770Glendora#1,733#963
  3. 684Leesa#1,209#525
  4. 543Marisa#1,074#531
  5. 537Dani#1,383#846
Fallers
  1. 513Sheilah#663#1,176
  2. 481Jeryl#768#1,249
  3. 344Jacalyn#496#840
  4. 325Roni#536#861
  5. 314Florine#984#1,298

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1956