Kjersten
Girl · SHAIR-stin · Greek
Kjersten 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 Kjersten mean?
Greek: Norwegian variant of Kirsten, form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Norwegian-American variant of Kirsten, the Scandinavian form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
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Is Kjersten a girl's or a boy's name?
Kjersten is a girls' name.
How popular is Kjersten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Kjersten in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kjersten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Kjersten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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