Kerstin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAIR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kerstin 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 Kerstin mean?
Greek: Swedish and German form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Swedish and German form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
Is Kerstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerstin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kerstin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 97 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Kerstin in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kerstin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3,176 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,920 |
| 2002 | 60 | #2,579 |
| 2001 | 83 | #2,031 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,896 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,801 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,655 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,764 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,683 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,698 |
| 1994 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 69 | #1,990 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,920 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,964 |
| 1987 | 41 | #2,491 |
| 1986 | 35 | #2,723 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 40 | #2,414 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,985 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 30 | #2,398 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1970 | 41 | #2,017 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,940 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 33 | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 34 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 33 | #2,060 |
| 1962 | 23 | #2,538 |
| 1961 | 21 | #2,672 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
Names like Kerstin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicole, Kayla, Erin, Megan, Kristen, Lauren, Kaitlyn, Jordan, Autumn, Katherine, Tessa, Katie
Names related to Kerstin
Kristin, Kiersten, Kierstyn, Krystina, Kirstin, Kierstin, Kierston, Keirsten
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kerstin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerstin, updated 20 October 2026.