Kjerstin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAIR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kjerstin 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 Kjerstin mean?
Greek: spelling of Kjersten; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Kjersten.
Is Kjerstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kjerstin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kjerstin 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 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Kjerstin in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kjerstin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kjerstin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katie, Katherine, Chloe, Kate, Kaitlyn, Zoe, Jordan, Callie, Hannah, Sarah, Stevie, Jordyn
Names related to Kjerstin
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, “Kjerstin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kjerstin, updated 20 October 2026.