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Kristen

Girl Ancient Greek #1513 in 2023

Kristen is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Kristen

A spelling variant of Kristin, from Christina, fairly popular in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Popularity of Kristen

Popularity, 1938–2023

151 births in 2023

1938 2023

218,491 U.S. births recorded from 1938–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1982

9,595 babies

First recorded

1938

85 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.