Kirsten

“Variant of Christina — Follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and French origin

Girl's name · #2822 in the US (2025) · 90s

Kirsten has appeared in US records since 1937 — best rank #154 (1991) · 53,181 babies named Kirsten all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,400 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kirstens

Kirsten Dunst — American actress (born 1982)
Kirsten Gillibrand — American politician (born 1966)
Kirsten Flipkens — Belgian tennis player
Kirsten Flagstad — Norwegian opera singer (1895-1962)
Kirsten Vangsness — American actress and screenwriter

In stories & tradition

Kirsten Cohen — The O.C.
Kirsten McDuffie — Daredevil · Daredevil: Born Again
Kirsten Clancy — Star Trek universe

What Kirstens become

Among 1,097 notable people named Kirsten:

Medical professionals appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kirsten Kappert-Gonther, German politician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist.

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