Kyrsten
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUR-stin
- Origin
- Greek
Kyrsten 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 Kyrsten 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.
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Is Kyrsten a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyrsten is a girls' name.
How popular is Kyrsten in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the girls named Kyrsten in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kyrsten in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3,511 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,773 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,964 |
| 2006 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,894 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,851 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,736 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,688 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,881 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,654 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,698 |
| 1994 | 65 | #2,097 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 39 | #2,695 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
Names like Kyrsten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Chloe Zoe Jordan Kylie Kayla Heaven Hayden Jordyn Haven Morgan Madison
Names related to Kyrsten
Kristen Kirsten Krysten Keirsten Kyrstin Krystin Kearsten Kersten
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, “Kyrsten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyrsten, updated 20 October 2026.