Kirsten

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.

From Wikipedia

Kirsten first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 11 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 63 babies (rank #103 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Kirsten

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kirsten yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

513

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Kirsten

Kirsten Gillibrandpolitician · b. 1966
Kirsten Flipkenstennis player · b. 1986
Kirsten Flagstadopera singer · b. 1895
Kirsten Vangsnessfilm actor · b. 1972
Kirsten Pricefilm actor · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1972	40	#115
1973	51	#109
1974	57	#106
1975	63	#103
1976	52	#105
1977	49	#108
1980	37	#112
1982	40	#107
1988	37	#109
1990	43	#110
1991	44	#111