Kearston
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kearston 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 Kearston mean?
Greek: spelling of Kearstin, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Kearstin.
Is Kearston a girl's or a boy's name?
Kearston is a girls' name.
How popular is Kearston in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Kearston in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kearston in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
Names like Kearston
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Katie, Fallon, Katherine, Chloe, Kylie, Logan, Kaylee, Madison, Kate, Brooklyn, Megan
Names related to Kearston
Karstyn, Kierston, Kerstin, Keirsten, Kearstin, Keirstin, Kearsten, Kersten
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, “Kearston: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kearston, updated 20 October 2026.