Kierstan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-sten
- Origin
- Greek
Kierstan 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 Kierstan mean?
Greek: spelling of Kiersten, itself a spelling of Kirsten, the Danish and Norwegian form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos.
Meaning borrowed from Kiersten. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kierstan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kierstan is a girls' name.
How popular is Kierstan 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 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Kierstan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kierstan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
Names like Kierstan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Logan, Chloe, Jordan, Morgan, Reagan, Katie, Zoe, Megan, Teagan, Kylie, Rowan
Names related to Kierstan
Kirsten, Kiersten, Kierstyn, Kirstin, Kierstin, Kirstyn, 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, “Kierstan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kierstan, updated 20 October 2026.