Kirsty
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Kirsty is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Kirsty mean?
Greek: Scottish pet form of Kirsten, from Christine
“follower of Christ”
Scottish pet form of Kirsten or Kirstin, forms of Christine, ultimately from Greek christos, anointed.
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Is Kirsty a girl's or a boy's name?
Kirsty is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kirsty in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Kirsty, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,534 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Kirsty since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Kirsty in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 780th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#62), 1984 (#42) and 1994 (#39).
Kirsty in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 2014 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 2013 | 45 | #896 |
| 2012 | 61 | #725 |
| 2011 | 101 | #470 |
| 2010 | 119 | #411 |
| 2009 | 145 | #343 |
| 2008 | 170 | #309 |
| 2007 | 191 | #278 |
| 2006 | 284 | #204 |
| 2005 | 354 | #169 |
| 2004 | 414 | #143 |
| 2003 | 444 | #125 |
| 2002 | 585 | #95 |
| 2001 | 640 | #89 |
| 2000 | 781 | #77 |
| 1999 | 893 | #68 |
| 1998 | 1,123 | #56 |
| 1997 | 1,220 | #55 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | #42 |
How popular is Kirsty in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 99 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Kirsty in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kirsty in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,656 |
| 1993 | 54 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 91 | #1,657 |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,549 |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,590 |
| 1989 | 62 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
Names like Kirsty
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly, Emily, Molly, Katie, Amy, Zoe, Sarah, Hannah, Chloe, Amber, Jasmine, Jessica
Names related to Kirsty
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kirsty: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kirsty, updated 20 October 2026.