Kursten
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kursten 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 Kursten mean?
Greek: spelling of Kurstin, itself a variant of Kirsten, Scandinavian form of Christina
“follower of Christ”
Spelling variant of Kirsten, the Danish and Norwegian form of Christina, which comes from Greek Christos meaning anointed.
Meaning borrowed from Kurstin.
Is Kursten a girl's or a boy's name?
Kursten is a girls' name.
How popular is Kursten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Kursten in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kursten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
Names like Kursten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raven Katie Kaitlyn Katherine Chloe Kira Kristen Kirsten Sasha Kate Kiersten Zoe
Names related to Kursten
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, “Kursten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kursten, updated 20 October 2026.