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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #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 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedAKMaine: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 892 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 969 girlsNHWashington: #370 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsWAIdaho: #245 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 886 girlsIDMontana: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 558 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #283 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsMNIllinois: #341 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsILWisconsin: #332 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsWIMichigan: #301 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsMINew York: #297 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsNYMassachusetts: #320 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedRIOregon: #476 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsORNevada: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedSDIowa: #217 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 980 girlsIAIndiana: #276 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsINOhio: #267 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsOHPennsylvania: #294 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,882 girlsNJConnecticut: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsCTCalifornia: #535 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedUTColorado: #341 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsCONebraska: #309 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsNEMissouri: #285 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsMOKentucky: #157 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 738 girlsKYWest Virginia: #180 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 793 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsVAMaryland: #289 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsMDDelaware: #177 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 605 girlsDEArizona: #356 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsAZNew Mexico: #242 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 892 girlsNMKansas: #393 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsKSArkansas: #184 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 833 girlsARTennessee: #232 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #159 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 763 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #230 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 984 girlsOKLouisiana: #209 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 944 girlsLAMississippi: #184 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 774 girlsMSAlabama: #318 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsALGeorgia: #258 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsGAHawaii: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 573 girlsHITexas: #348 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsTXFlorida: #325 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#157 · 1 in 738
  2. South Carolina#159 · 1 in 763
  3. Montana#170 · 1 in 558
  4. Delaware#177 · 1 in 605
  5. West Virginia#180 · 1 in 793

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#157271 in 738
South Carolina#159221 in 763
Montana#17051 in 558
Delaware#17751 in 605
West Virginia#18091 in 793
Arkansas#184141 in 833
Mississippi#184151 in 774
Hawaii#19261 in 573
Louisiana#209221 in 944
Virginia#212341 in 1,032
Maine#21551 in 892
Iowa#217141 in 980
New Hampshire#22451 in 969
Oklahoma#230171 in 984
Tennessee#232271 in 1,117
New Mexico#24291 in 892
Idaho#24571 in 886
North Carolina#256351 in 1,264
Georgia#258381 in 1,269
Ohio#267411 in 1,453
Indiana#276251 in 1,322
Minnesota#283171 in 1,485
Missouri#285201 in 1,431
Maryland#289171 in 1,413
Pennsylvania#294351 in 1,600
New York#297581 in 1,689
Michigan#301311 in 1,610
Nebraska#30961 in 1,364
Alabama#318131 in 1,536
Massachusetts#320171 in 1,850
Florida#325431 in 1,799
Wisconsin#332151 in 1,685
New Jersey#338221 in 1,882
Colorado#341161 in 1,529
Illinois#341391 in 1,805
Texas#348821 in 1,868
Arizona#356191 in 1,685
Washington#370161 in 1,796
Kansas#39371 in 1,893
Nevada#40161 in 1,648
Connecticut#40661 in 2,485
Oregon#47671 in 2,277
California#535711 in 3,131
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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 2001

girls
#320
963 births · 1 in 1,870 girls
boys
#7,536
8 births · 1 in 242,860 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #320Kristin963

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #7,536Kristin8
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 1,870 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 98.2% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #317Annie983
  2. #318Bryanna982
  3. #318Marisa982
  4. #320Kristin963
  5. #321Kayleigh962
  6. #322Brenna960
  7. #323Clara958
Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

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

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 242,860 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 38.8% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #6,935Ziquan9
  2. #6,935Zymere9
  3. #6,935Zymir9
  4. #7,536Kristin8
  5. #7,536Aaliyah8
  6. #7,536Abdimalik8
  7. #7,536Abdoulie8
  8. #8,339Aadarsh7
  9. #8,339Aaden7
  10. #8,339Aadil7

Tied with 802 names at #7,536; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 2001 →