Kristen
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #1,990 for girls
Kristen is a name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,990th for girls in the US (96 babies).
What does Kristen mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kristen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kristen has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 96 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Kristen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 45 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2010, 86% of the babies named Kristen in the UK were girls.
Kristen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,516 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 31 | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 2005 | 26 | #1,048 |
| 2004 | 35 | #853 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 29 | #884 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 45 | #628 |
| 1997 | 44 | #648 |
| 1996 | 41 | #644 |
How popular is Kristen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 96 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 96 girls in the US were named Kristen, making it the 1,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,545th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 9,534 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938. 10 boys were also named Kristen in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Kristen than any year since 1946.
Half of all the girls named Kristen in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 135 girls in the US were given Kristen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,373, up from #1,990 for this spelling alone.
Kristen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | #1,990 |
| 2024 | 181 | #1,279 |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,506 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,742 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,562 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,545 |
| 2019 | 174 | #1,315 |
| 2018 | 190 | #1,229 |
| 2017 | 221 | #1,128 |
| 2016 | 253 | #1,045 |
| 2015 | 310 | #889 |
| 2014 | 340 | #813 |
| 2013 | 389 | #713 |
| 2012 | 429 | #659 |
| 2011 | 430 | #660 |
| 2010 | 508 | #575 |
| 2009 | 566 | #533 |
| 2008 | 644 | #491 |
| 2007 | 768 | #428 |
| 2006 | 876 | #372 |
| 2005 | 984 | #326 |
| 2004 | 1,220 | #264 |
| 2003 | 1,437 | #229 |
| 2002 | 1,716 | #186 |
| 2001 | 1,991 | #162 |
| 2000 | 2,356 | #142 |
| 1999 | 2,846 | #114 |
| 1998 | 3,348 | #102 |
| 1997 | 4,085 | #82 |
| 1996 | 4,851 | #70 |
| 1995 | 5,398 | #64 |
| 1994 | 5,871 | #55 |
| 1993 | 5,534 | #61 |
| 1992 | 6,253 | #53 |
| 1991 | 6,816 | #48 |
| 1990 | 8,073 | #42 |
| 1989 | 8,803 | #36 |
| 1988 | 8,382 | #36 |
| 1987 | 7,361 | #42 |
| 1986 | 7,844 | #41 |
| 1985 | 8,445 | #38 |
| 1984 | 8,385 | #38 |
| 1983 | 8,618 | #37 |
| 1982 | 9,534 | #33 |
| 1981 | 8,540 | #38 |
| 1980 | 7,316 | #39 |
| 1979 | 4,568 | #62 |
| 1978 | 4,368 | #62 |
| 1977 | 3,861 | #72 |
| 1976 | 3,653 | #73 |
| 1975 | 4,674 | #60 |
| 1974 | 6,052 | #45 |
| 1973 | 4,936 | #58 |
| 1972 | 3,527 | #85 |
| 1971 | 3,967 | #87 |
| 1970 | 4,600 | #83 |
| 1969 | 3,812 | #96 |
| 1968 | 3,243 | #107 |
| 1967 | 2,751 | #124 |
| 1966 | 2,323 | #149 |
| 1965 | 1,726 | #191 |
| 1964 | 1,333 | #239 |
| 1963 | 1,015 | #288 |
| 1962 | 755 | #343 |
| 1961 | 540 | #421 |
| 1960 | 541 | #415 |
| 1959 | 542 | #404 |
| 1958 | 390 | #482 |
| 1957 | 296 | #557 |
| 1956 | 249 | #603 |
| 1955 | 230 | #611 |
| 1954 | 217 | #615 |
| 1953 | 256 | #542 |
| 1952 | 280 | #500 |
| 1951 | 193 | #618 |
| 1950 | 158 | #674 |
| 1949 | 171 | #631 |
| 1948 | 162 | #654 |
| 1947 | 153 | #678 |
| 1946 | 93 | #856 |
| 1945 | 54 | #1,060 |
| 1944 | 48 | #1,128 |
| 1943 | 51 | #1,123 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,916 |
| 1941 | 17 | #2,018 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,300 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
Names like Kristen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lauren, Nicole, Karen, Kimberly, Kirsten, Stephanie, Holly, Andrea, Melanie, Danielle, Amber, Michelle
Other spellings of Kristen
Names related to Kristen
Kristian, Kristina, Kristiyan, Kristiana, Kirstin, Kristine, Kristyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kristen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristen, updated 20 October 2026.