Kirsten

Kirsten

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.

From Wikipedia

Kirsten first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 225 babies (rank #196 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,197

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

225

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	225	#196
1997	202	#208
1998	217	#198
1999	164	#244
2000	156	#254
2001	141	#278
2002	126	#290
2003	138	#289
2004	142	#292
2005	144	#293
2006	101	#416
2007	102	#406
2008	106	#407
2009	56	#657
2010	45	#812
2011	29	#1,155
2012	29	#1,169
2013	28	#1,239
2014	15	#1,927
2015	13	#2,146
2016	18	#1,719

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

225

#196

1997

202

#208

1998

217

#198

1999

164

#244

2000

156

#254

2001

141

#278

2002

126

#290

2003

138

#289

2004

142

#292

2005

144

#293

2006

101

#416

2007

102

#406

2008

106

#407

2009

#657

2010

#812

2011

#1,155

2012

#1,169

2013

#1,239

2014

#1,927

2015

#2,146

2016

#1,719