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
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 9,737 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 179,313since 1932
Kristin over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,661 | 29 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,473 | 31 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,491 | 44 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,091 | 51 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,451 | 45 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #2,647 | 65 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,664 | 65 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,426 | 76 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #1,839 | 112 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,590 | 135 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,565 | 138 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #1,465 | 155 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,382 | 165 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,093 | 228 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,012 | 261 | — | |
| 2008 | #880 | 317 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #807 | 355 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #575 | 510 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #534 | 539 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #519 | 553 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #418 | 716 | — | |
| 2002 | #361 | 829 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #320 | 963 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #301 | 1,056 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 1999 | #266 | 1,194 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 1998 | #211 | 1,447 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #174 | 1,752 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #147 | 2,193 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #131 | 2,418 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #114 | 2,840 | #3,911 | 16 |
| 1993 | #109 | 2,991 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #90 | 3,597 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #86 | 4,087 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1990 | #65 | 5,300 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1989 | #60 | 6,064 | #1,733 | 44 |
| 1988 | #58 | 6,019 | #2,255 | 27 |
| 1987 | #55 | 5,463 | #1,587 | 44 |
| 1986 | #50 | 6,000 | #1,694 | 37 |
| 1985 | #49 | 6,566 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1984 | #47 | 7,007 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1983 | #42 | 7,267 | #1,562 | 38 |
| 1982 | #37 | 8,734 | #1,179 | 61 |
| 1981 | #31 | 9,737 | #1,143 | 64 |
| 1980 | #37 | 7,701 | #1,098 | 68 |
| 1979 | #73 | 4,264 | #1,177 | 59 |
| 1978 | #78 | 3,807 | #1,149 | 59 |
| 1977 | #82 | 3,605 | #1,144 | 58 |
| 1976 | #74 | 3,627 | #1,019 | 66 |
| 1975 | #74 | 3,880 | #933 | 77 |
| 1974 | #72 | 4,218 | #892 | 82 |
| 1973 | #78 | 3,903 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1972 | #67 | 4,586 | #911 | 77 |
| 1971 | #71 | 4,861 | #1,070 | 58 |
| 1970 | #63 | 5,633 | #968 | 69 |
| 1969 | #76 | 4,753 | #1,075 | 52 |
| 1968 | #84 | 4,134 | #1,506 | 27 |
| 1967 | #97 | 3,600 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #107 | 3,262 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #135 | 2,829 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1964 | #206 | 1,724 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | #216 | 1,580 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #317 | 876 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #328 | 822 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #340 | 774 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #356 | 710 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1958 | #372 | 602 | — | |
| 1957 | #395 | 537 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #428 | 453 | — | |
| 1955 | #408 | 464 | — | |
| 1954 | #432 | 407 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #402 | 446 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #393 | 440 | — | |
| 1951 | #400 | 422 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #425 | 356 | — | |
| 1949 | #444 | 322 | — | |
| 1948 | #448 | 317 | — | |
| 1947 | #495 | 275 | — | |
| 1946 | #510 | 239 | — | |
| 1945 | #658 | 125 | — | |
| 1944 | #727 | 108 | — | |
| 1943 | #778 | 100 | — | |
| 1942 | #823 | 87 | — | |
| 1941 | #942 | 61 | — | |
| 1940 | #997 | 51 | — | |
| 1939 | #939 | 56 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,234 | 34 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
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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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#106 · 1 in 482
- West Virginia#107 · 1 in 408
- North Carolina#108 · 1 in 501
- Virginia#118 · 1 in 554
- Arkansas#120 · 1 in 499
Best ever in a state: #17 in New Jersey, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #106 | 43 | 1 in 482 |
| West Virginia | #107 | 18 | 1 in 408 |
| North Carolina | #108 | 80 | 1 in 501 |
| Virginia | #118 | 60 | 1 in 554 |
| Arkansas | #120 | 23 | 1 in 499 |
| Maryland | #121 | 46 | 1 in 514 |
| Louisiana | #123 | 39 | 1 in 555 |
| Vermont | #123 | 5 | 1 in 365 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 23 | 1 in 501 |
| Kansas | #125 | 24 | 1 in 518 |
| Ohio | #128 | 99 | 1 in 625 |
| New Mexico | #129 | 18 | 1 in 460 |
| Kentucky | #131 | 35 | 1 in 565 |
| Tennessee | #137 | 48 | 1 in 613 |
| North Dakota | #138 | 6 | 1 in 474 |
| Wisconsin | #139 | 38 | 1 in 659 |
| Georgia | #141 | 61 | 1 in 701 |
| Hawaii | #145 | 8 | 1 in 468 |
| Michigan | #151 | 71 | 1 in 732 |
| Maine | #155 | 8 | 1 in 573 |
| Oklahoma | #155 | 25 | 1 in 673 |
| Alaska | #169 | 5 | 1 in 506 |
| Pennsylvania | #169 | 66 | 1 in 883 |
| Massachusetts | #170 | 40 | 1 in 795 |
| Colorado | #173 | 27 | 1 in 776 |
| Montana | #173 | 5 | 1 in 588 |
| Oregon | #177 | 21 | 1 in 769 |
| New Jersey | #178 | 47 | 1 in 888 |
| Missouri | #181 | 32 | 1 in 923 |
| Indiana | #186 | 35 | 1 in 937 |
| Nebraska | #187 | 10 | 1 in 822 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 18 | 1 in 857 |
| Florida | #189 | 78 | 1 in 940 |
| New Hampshire | #189 | 6 | 1 in 819 |
| Illinois | #199 | 75 | 1 in 932 |
| New York | #201 | 98 | 1 in 1,031 |
| South Carolina | #201 | 17 | 1 in 947 |
| Washington | #202 | 31 | 1 in 924 |
| Minnesota | #204 | 23 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Texas | #206 | 139 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Iowa | #234 | 12 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Arizona | #271 | 23 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Idaho | #280 | 5 | 1 in 1,111 |
| California | #307 | 137 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Utah | #320 | 10 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1932
- Peaked 1981 at #31 (9,737 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1967–1992
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1939–2008
- Highest: 1 in 171 girls born in 1981 were named Kristin (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 55,423 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.3% of all girls named Kristin (70,558) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 171 | #939 (1939) | #2,145 |
| 1940s | 1,685 | #444 (1949) | #682 |
| 1950s | 4,837 | #356 (1959) | #401 |
| 1960s | 24,354 | #76 (1969) | #191 |
| 1970s | 42,384 | #63 (1970) | #73 |
| 1980s | 70,558 | #31 (1981) | #47 |
| 1990s | 27,819 | #65 (1990) | #139 |
| 2000s | 6,099 | #301 (2000) | #573 |
| 2010s | 1,184 | #1,093 (2010) | #2,012 |
| 2020s | 222 | #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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 994 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 98.9% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 269,306 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 32.7% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,618Ziaire8
- #6,618Ziyad8
- #6,618Zoltan8
- #7,281Kristin7
- #7,281Aadil7
- #7,281Aaronjames7
- #7,281Abdalrahman7
- #8,110Aaditya6
- #8,110Aaric6
- #8,110Aashish6
Tied with 828 names at #7,281; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.