Kristin
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Kristin is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Kristin mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a variation of Christine, of mostly American use.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kristin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kristin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kristin in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kristin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 24 | #1,081 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 23 | #1,013 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 25 | #955 |
| 1997 | 30 | #840 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Kristin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,660th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Kristin, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. Its busiest year was 1981, with 9,737 girls. It first appears in the records in 1932.
2025 had fewer girls named Kristin than any year since 1938.
Half of all the girls named Kristin in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 135 girls in the US were given Kristin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,373, up from #4,660 for this spelling alone.
Kristin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,961 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,490 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3,450 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2016 | 76 | #2,426 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,839 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1,590 |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,565 |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,465 |
| 2011 | 165 | #1,382 |
| 2010 | 228 | #1,093 |
| 2009 | 261 | #1,012 |
| 2008 | 317 | #880 |
| 2007 | 355 | #807 |
| 2006 | 510 | #575 |
| 2005 | 539 | #534 |
| 2004 | 553 | #519 |
| 2003 | 716 | #418 |
| 2002 | 829 | #361 |
| 2001 | 963 | #320 |
| 2000 | 1,056 | #301 |
| 1999 | 1,194 | #266 |
| 1998 | 1,447 | #211 |
| 1997 | 1,752 | #174 |
| 1996 | 2,193 | #147 |
| 1995 | 2,418 | #131 |
| 1994 | 2,840 | #114 |
| 1993 | 2,991 | #109 |
| 1992 | 3,597 | #90 |
| 1991 | 4,087 | #86 |
| 1990 | 5,300 | #65 |
| 1989 | 6,064 | #60 |
| 1988 | 6,019 | #58 |
| 1987 | 5,463 | #55 |
| 1986 | 6,000 | #50 |
| 1985 | 6,566 | #49 |
| 1984 | 7,007 | #47 |
| 1983 | 7,267 | #42 |
| 1982 | 8,734 | #37 |
| 1981 | 9,737 | #31 |
| 1980 | 7,701 | #37 |
| 1979 | 4,264 | #73 |
| 1978 | 3,807 | #78 |
| 1977 | 3,605 | #82 |
| 1976 | 3,627 | #74 |
| 1975 | 3,880 | #74 |
| 1974 | 4,218 | #72 |
| 1973 | 3,903 | #78 |
| 1972 | 4,586 | #67 |
| 1971 | 4,861 | #71 |
| 1970 | 5,633 | #63 |
| 1969 | 4,753 | #76 |
| 1968 | 4,134 | #84 |
| 1967 | 3,600 | #97 |
| 1966 | 3,262 | #107 |
| 1965 | 2,829 | #135 |
| 1964 | 1,724 | #206 |
| 1963 | 1,580 | #216 |
| 1962 | 876 | #317 |
| 1961 | 822 | #328 |
| 1960 | 774 | #340 |
| 1959 | 710 | #356 |
| 1958 | 602 | #372 |
| 1957 | 537 | #395 |
| 1956 | 453 | #427 |
| 1955 | 464 | #407 |
| 1954 | 407 | #431 |
| 1953 | 446 | #401 |
| 1952 | 440 | #392 |
| 1951 | 422 | #399 |
| 1950 | 356 | #424 |
| 1949 | 322 | #443 |
| 1948 | 317 | #448 |
| 1947 | 275 | #495 |
| 1946 | 239 | #510 |
| 1945 | 125 | #658 |
| 1944 | 108 | #727 |
| 1943 | 100 | #778 |
| 1942 | 87 | #823 |
| 1941 | 61 | #942 |
| 1940 | 51 | #997 |
| 1939 | 56 | #939 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,547 |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,234 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,691 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,573 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
Names like Kristin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Holly, Amber, Robyn, Jessica, Jasmine, Molly, Nicole, Zoe, Lara, Alexandra, Katie
Other spellings of Kristin
Names related to Kristin
Kristina, Cristina, Kirsten, Kristiana, Kirstin, Kristine, Kirstyn, Kristyn, Christin
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Iris
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, “Kristin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristin, updated 20 October 2026.