Kerstyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kerstyn 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 Kerstyn mean?
Greek: variant of Kerstin, Scandinavian form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Spelling variant of Kerstin, the Swedish form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
Is Kerstyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerstyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Kerstyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Kerstyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kerstyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Names like Kerstyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Chloe Jordyn Camryn Katie Brooklyn Katherine Zoe Jazlyn Kate Ashlyn Hannah
Names related to Kerstyn
Kiersten Kierstyn Kristyn Kierstin Kirstyn Karstyn Kierston Kerstin
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie
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, “Kerstyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerstyn, updated 20 October 2026.