Kurstin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kurstin 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 Kurstin mean?
Greek: 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.
Is Kurstin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kurstin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kurstin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Kurstin in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kurstin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Kurstin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha, Raven, Kira, Kaitlyn, Priya, Anya, Kavya, Katie, Krisha, Krishvi, Yasmin, Nika
Names related to Kurstin
Kristin, Krystina, Kirstin, Kierstin, Kerstin, Kyrstin, Krystin, Kearstin
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kurstin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kurstin, updated 20 October 2026.