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Kristen is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 220,847 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 218,672 as girls and 2,175 as boys. Kristen gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1982 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 189
2023 151
2022 127
2021 143
2020 147
2019 184
2018 197
2017 234
2016 266
2015 320
2014 350
2013 394
2012 442
2011 438
2010 521
2009 578
2008 657
2007 780
2006 889
2005 997
2004 1,241
2003 1,453
2002 1,730
2001 2,006
2000 2,365
1999 2,864
1998 3,373
1997 4,112
1996 4,884
1995 5,437
1994 5,908
1993 5,559
1992 6,291
1991 6,856
1990 8,128
1989 8,870
1988 8,436
1987 7,413
1986 7,907
1985 8,514
1984 8,446
1983 8,676
1982 9,595
1981 8,593
1980 7,381
1979 4,629
1978 4,424
1977 3,930
1976 3,713
1975 4,745
1974 6,121
1973 4,995
1972 3,584
1971 4,018
1970 4,647
1969 3,855
1968 3,268
1967 2,778
1966 2,353
1965 1,743
1964 1,353
1963 1,033
1962 771
1961 556
1960 560
1959 554
1958 401
1957 303
1956 258
1955 242
1954 228
1953 263
1952 296
1951 203
1950 165
1949 179
1948 167
1947 160
1946 93
1945 54
1944 48
1943 51
1942 20
1941 17
1940 7
1939 13
1938 7