Name meaning & stats
Kirsten
Kirsten means “follower of Christ” (Ancient Greek origin). 53,353 US babies since 1940, peak 1991.
What it means
“follower of Christ”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1991
53,353 US babies were named Kirsten between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kirsten (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 57% of the family
- Kirsten 57%
- Kiersten 16%
- Kirstin 9%
- Kierstin 4%
- Kierstyn 3%
- Kirstyn 2%
- Kyrsten 2%
- Keirsten 1%
- Kyrstin 1%
- Kierston 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1991)