Kristen

Kristen

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 79% girls / 21% boys

Kristen 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 40 babies (rank #614 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kristen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kristen 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.

568

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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	40	#614
1997	36	#684
1998	32	#727
1999	29	#789
2000	22	#984
2001	20	#1,039
2002	26	#906
2003	21	#1,107
2004	29	#920
2005	17	#1,373
2006	20	#1,303
2007	12	#2,025
2008	15	#1,772
2009	21	#1,383
2010	28	#1,165
2011	18	#1,635
2012	17	#1,762
2013	17	#1,739
2014	10	#2,569
2015	6	#3,873
2016	11	#2,450

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#614

1997

#684

1998

#727

1999

#789

2000

#984

2001

#1,039

2002

#906

2003

#1,107

2004

#920

2005

#1,373

2006

#1,303

2007

#2,025

2008

#1,772

2009

#1,383

2010

#1,165

2011

#1,635

2012

#1,762

2013

#1,739

2014

#2,569

2015

#3,873

2016

#2,450

Numerology of Kristen

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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