NameTides

Kristen

Kristen was the #1,990 girls' name in the US in 2025 (96 babies).

Kristen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Kristen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020US
Kristen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,990 (96)——————
2024#1,279 (181)#5,892 (3)———#1,949 (11)—
2023#1,506 (143)#5,688 (3)———#2,604 (7)—
2022#1,742 (119)————#1,482 (15)—
2021#1,562 (134)#4,634 (4)———#1,876 (11)—
2020#1,545 (137)#3,899 (5)———#1,359 (17)—
2019#1,315 (174)#2,869 (8)———#1,683 (13)—
2018#1,229 (190)#2,901 (8)———#1,164 (21)—
2017#1,128 (221)#5,765 (3)——#873 (3)#1,230 (20)—
2016#1,045 (253)#2,367 (11)———#896 (30)—
2015#889 (310)#3,615 (6)———#1,115 (22)—
2014#813 (340)#2,464 (10)#802 (3)—#876 (3)#772 (36)—
2013#713 (389)#1,707 (17)———#846 (32)—
2012#659 (429)#1,720 (17)—#451 (3)#907 (3)#628 (46)—
2011#660 (430)#1,608 (18)———#625 (46)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1982 at #33.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1938.
  • In 2025, 91% of US babies named Kristen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Next year

On its recent trend, Kristen is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kristen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Kristen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KristenCanadaGirls—too few
KristenCanadaBoys—too few
KristenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KristenEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KristenIrelandGirls—too few
KristenIrelandBoys—too few
KristenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KristenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KristenNSWGirls—too few
KristenScotlandGirls—too few
KristenUSGirls#1,99096
KristenUSBoys#7,67910