Kristen
A Danish form of Christian, also used in English as a spelling of Kristin. The Latin Christianus means a follower of Christ.
Kristen in 2025
Kristen was given to 106 babies in the United States in 2025 — 10 boys and 96 girls, making it the 3,414th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 31,277 babies born.
The history of Kristen
Kristen reached its highest point in 1982, when 9,596 babies were given the name, ranking 77th that year.
Across the 88 years of records since 1938, 220,952 babies have been named Kristen. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kristen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kristen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 20 | 4,025 |
| 1940s | 796 | 1,093 |
| 1950s | 2,913 | 721 |
| 1960s | 18,268 | 175 |
| 1970s | 44,803 | 97 |
| 1980s | 83,833 | 77 |
| 1990s | 53,413 | 96 |
| 2000s | 12,696 | 310 |
| 2010s | 3,346 | 1,065 |
| 2020s | 864 | 2,331 |
Where Kristen is heading
Kristen has fallen 67% over the past decade, from 320 babies in 2015 to 106 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1982 peak — Kristen is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Kristen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kristen.