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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 332 babies (rank #111 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 girls (rank #2,360). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

3,124

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

332

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
1991	285	#128
1992	332	#111
1993	227	#151
1994	177	#162
1995	215	#163
1996	235	#147
1997	196	#163
1998	205	#154
1999	179	#169
2000	127	#222
2001	130	#223
2002	108	#270
2003	122	#231
2004	90	#330
2005	81	#360
2006	64	#463
2007	50	#565
2008	60	#518
2009	32	#837
2010	38	#733
2011	31	#853
2012	24	#1,068
2013	14	#1,602
2014	15	#1,542
2015	15	#1,516
2016	11	#1,928
2017	7	#2,799
2018	8	#2,503
2019	10	#2,125
2020	5	#3,713
2021	9	#2,305
2022	7	#2,727
2023	6	#3,210
2024	9	#2,360