Kearstin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kearstin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kearstin mean?
Greek: variant of Kirsten, Scandinavian form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Spelling variant of Kirsten, the Danish and Norwegian form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
Is Kearstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kearstin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kearstin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Kearstin in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kearstin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,312 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
Names like Kearstin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Brooklyn Kaylee Chloe Logan Kylie Katie Teagan Heaven Reagan Kiara Morgan
Names related to Kearstin
Kristin Kirstin Kierstin Karstyn Kerstin Keirsten Kyrstin Krystin
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kearstin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kearstin, updated 20 October 2026.