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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #31, 1981girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907
1906
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 2005

  • 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: #679 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,669 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #515 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,920 girlsILWisconsin: #690 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,175 girlsWIMichigan: #954 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,765 girlsMINew York: #465 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsNYMassachusetts: #489 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedRIOregon: #625 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsORNevada: 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: #299 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsIAIndiana: #535 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsINOhio: #431 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsOHPennsylvania: #565 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsPANew Jersey: #445 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,388 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #732 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 4,518 girlsCAUtah: #686 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,680 girlsUTColorado: #674 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,532 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #420 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsMOKentucky: #512 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,813 girlsKYWest Virginia: #318 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsVAMaryland: #501 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,477 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,106 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedNMKansas: #578 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsKSArkansas: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsARTennessee: #361 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #453 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,270 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #671 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,334 girlsOKLouisiana: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsMSAlabama: #351 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsALGeorgia: #404 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristin, so not publishedHITexas: #480 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,549 girlsTXFlorida: #580 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,296 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#299 · 1 in 1,368
  2. South Carolina#313 · 1 in 1,342
  3. West Virginia#318 · 1 in 1,373
  4. Alabama#351 · 1 in 1,518
  5. Tennessee#361 · 1 in 1,726

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#299101 in 1,368
South Carolina#313131 in 1,342
West Virginia#31851 in 1,373
Alabama#351131 in 1,518
Tennessee#361181 in 1,726
Georgia#404251 in 2,056
Missouri#420131 in 2,232
Ohio#431241 in 2,387
New Jersey#445171 in 2,388
North Carolina#453201 in 2,270
Virginia#460151 in 2,474
New York#465391 in 2,438
Louisiana#46891 in 2,187
Arkansas#47561 in 2,051
Texas#480631 in 2,549
Massachusetts#489101 in 2,849
Maryland#501101 in 2,477
Kentucky#51271 in 2,813
Illinois#515231 in 2,920
Mississippi#51851 in 2,315
Indiana#535111 in 2,955
Pennsylvania#565161 in 3,429
Kansas#57851 in 2,753
Florida#580261 in 3,296
Oregon#62551 in 3,179
Oklahoma#67151 in 3,334
Colorado#67471 in 3,532
Washington#67981 in 3,669
Utah#68651 in 3,680
Wisconsin#69061 in 4,175
California#732511 in 4,518
Michigan#95471 in 6,765
Arizona#1,14351 in 7,106
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
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
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 2005

girls
#534
539 births · 1 in 3,428 girls
boys
#10,151
6 births · 1 in 332,884 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #534Kristin539

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #10,151Kristin6
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,428 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 97.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #531Dominique543
  2. #532Willow542
  3. #533Elisa541
  4. #534Kristin539
  5. #534Isabela539
  6. #536Justice538
  7. #536London538
  8. #538Marlene537

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

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 6,271Mikalah#7,077#806
  2. 2,724Yuridia#3,689#965
  3. 2,236Naima#3,127#891
  4. 1,924Karol#2,742#818
  5. 1,125Karma#1,972#847
Fallers
  1. 397Rhea#908#1,305
  2. 360Laisha#789#1,149
  3. 334Ashtyn#956#1,290
  4. 285Hunter#742#1,027
  5. 282Angeles#973#1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Kristin, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kristin
  1. #9,115Zyhir7
  2. #9,115Zylan7
  3. #9,115Zyshawn7
  4. #10,151Kristin6
  5. #10,151Aadam6
  6. #10,151Aadhav6
  7. #10,151Abanoub6
  8. #11,472Aadesh5
  9. #11,472Aadin5
  10. #11,472Aahan5

Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 3,722Talan#4,264#542
  2. 1,048Carmine#1,934#886
  3. 727Leland#1,335#608
  4. 528Amare#1,159#631
  5. 525Braylen#1,359#834
Fallers
  1. 817Madison#857#1,674
  2. 783Andon#865#1,648
  3. 406Kanye#486#892
  4. 379Jakobe#846#1,225
  5. 359Koda#930#1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005