The baby name Kirsten appears in baby name data for the United States from 1940 to 2024. It was most popular in 1991 with 2,598 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Kirsten has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 21 |
| 1955 | 30 |
| 1956 | 31 |
| 1957 | 49 |
| 1958 | 100 |
| 1959 | 170 |
| 1960 | 215 |
| 1961 | 208 |
| 1962 | 216 |
| 1963 | 518 |
| 1964 | 604 |
| 1965 | 568 |
| 1966 | 820 |
| 1967 | 799 |
| 1968 | 1,130 |
| 1969 | 1,172 |
| 1970 | 1,090 |
| 1971 | 955 |
| 1972 | 899 |
| 1973 | 824 |
| 1974 | 849 |
| 1975 | 788 |
| 1976 | 720 |
| 1977 | 712 |
| 1978 | 912 |
| 1979 | 913 |
| 1980 | 715 |
| 1981 | 757 |
| 1982 | 716 |
| 1983 | 696 |
| 1984 | 696 |
| 1985 | 867 |
| 1986 | 822 |
| 1987 | 970 |
| 1988 | 1,397 |
| 1989 | 1,867 |
| 1990 | 2,078 |
| 1991 | 2,598 |
| 1992 | 2,094 |
| 1993 | 1,754 |
| 1994 | 1,808 |
| 1995 | 1,898 |
| 1996 | 2,076 |
| 1997 | 1,969 |
| 1998 | 2,052 |
| 1999 | 1,709 |
| 2000 | 1,367 |
| 2001 | 1,381 |
| 2002 | 1,210 |
| 2003 | 1,287 |
| 2004 | 1,466 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 1,361 |
| 2006 | 1,005 |
| 2007 | 935 |
| 2008 | 641 |
| 2009 | 499 |
| 2010 | 344 |
| 2011 | 314 |
| 2012 | 283 |
| 2013 | 179 |
| 2014 | 137 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2016 | 92 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2018 | 49 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 28 |