Kersten
Girl · KAIR-stin · Greek
Kersten 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 Kersten mean?
Greek: spelling of Kerstin; Swedish and German form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Swedish and German form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
- Say it
- KAIR-stin
Meaning borrowed from Kerstin.
Is Kersten a girl's or a boy's name?
Kersten is a girls' name.
How popular is Kersten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Kersten in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kersten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 46 | #2,692 |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,756 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
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