Kierstin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-sten
- Origin
- Greek
Kierstin 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 Kierstin 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 Kierstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kierstin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kierstin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 174 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Kierstin in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kierstin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3,363 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,944 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,642 |
| 2009 | 71 | #2,591 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,949 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 130 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 174 | #1,281 |
| 2004 | 133 | #1,515 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,485 |
| 2002 | 138 | #1,393 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 134 | #1,385 |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,302 |
| 1998 | 127 | #1,361 |
| 1997 | 142 | #1,247 |
| 1996 | 121 | #1,382 |
| 1995 | 141 | #1,211 |
| 1994 | 137 | #1,248 |
| 1993 | 125 | #1,334 |
| 1992 | 108 | #1,459 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,487 |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,712 |
| 1989 | 56 | #2,164 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
Names like Kierstin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Chloe Jordan Kayla Zoe Autumn Kylie Tessa Morgan Jordyn Nicole Madison
Names related to Kierstin
Kristina Kirsten Kristin Kiersten Kristine Kierstyn Kirstin Kirstyn
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, “Kierstin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kierstin, updated 20 October 2026.