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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 179,313since 1932
Kristin over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 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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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 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Tennessee#215 · 1 in 1,086
- Alabama#246 · 1 in 1,155
- Maryland#260 · 1 in 1,212
- Arkansas#286 · 1 in 1,192
- Kansas#302 · 1 in 1,242
Best ever in a state: #17 in New Jersey, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #215 | 28 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Alabama | #246 | 17 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Maryland | #260 | 20 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Arkansas | #286 | 10 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Kansas | #302 | 11 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Michigan | #310 | 30 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Wisconsin | #310 | 16 | 1 in 1,570 |
| Missouri | #311 | 18 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Kentucky | #315 | 12 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Florida | #316 | 50 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Louisiana | #320 | 14 | 1 in 1,483 |
| South Carolina | #324 | 12 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Virginia | #327 | 22 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Mississippi | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,442 |
| New York | #344 | 51 | 1 in 1,924 |
| Illinois | #385 | 34 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Indiana | #388 | 16 | 1 in 2,025 |
| Georgia | #401 | 24 | 1 in 2,073 |
| Oklahoma | #407 | 9 | 1 in 1,848 |
| North Carolina | #409 | 21 | 1 in 2,071 |
| Ohio | #413 | 24 | 1 in 2,428 |
| Connecticut | #427 | 6 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Pennsylvania | #428 | 23 | 1 in 2,457 |
| Washington | #435 | 14 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Colorado | #449 | 12 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Minnesota | #449 | 10 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Texas | #451 | 64 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Massachusetts | #500 | 10 | 1 in 3,020 |
| New Jersey | #571 | 12 | 1 in 3,516 |
| California | #575 | 68 | 1 in 3,333 |
| Oregon | #618 | 5 | 1 in 3,246 |
| Arizona | #781 | 8 | 1 in 4,215 |
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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.
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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
| 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 2003
girls
#418
716 births · 1 in 2,552 girls
Top girls' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 2,552 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 97.7% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).