Krysten
Girl · KRIS-ten · Greek
Krysten 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 Krysten mean?
Greek: spelling of Kristen, a Scandinavian form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
A Y-spelling of Kristen, which began as a Danish and Norwegian form of Christina.
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Is Krysten a girl's or a boy's name?
Krysten is a girls' name.
How popular is Krysten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 255 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Krysten in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krysten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,379 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 52 | #3,048 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 60 | #2,635 |
| 2002 | 75 | #2,196 |
| 2001 | 68 | #2,327 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,630 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,801 |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,506 |
| 1997 | 127 | #1,350 |
| 1996 | 137 | #1,267 |
| 1995 | 130 | #1,283 |
| 1994 | 157 | #1,134 |
| 1993 | 168 | #1,079 |
| 1992 | 185 | #1,014 |
| 1991 | 231 | #864 |
| 1990 | 235 | #835 |
| 1989 | 237 | #801 |
| 1988 | 255 | #734 |
| 1987 | 192 | #882 |
| 1986 | 182 | #896 |
| 1985 | 173 | #913 |
| 1984 | 106 | #1,225 |
| 1983 | 102 | #1,237 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,790 |
| 1980 | 48 | #2,128 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,830 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
Names like Krysten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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