The baby name Kristen appears in baby name data for the United States from 1943 to 2024. It was most popular in 1989 with 11,523 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kristen has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1943 | 21 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 16 |
| 1946 | 68 |
| 1947 | 96 |
| 1948 | 109 |
| 1949 | 145 |
| 1950 | 129 |
| 1951 | 149 |
| 1952 | 299 |
| 1953 | 229 |
| 1954 | 187 |
| 1955 | 201 |
| 1956 | 228 |
| 1957 | 306 |
| 1958 | 371 |
| 1959 | 558 |
| 1960 | 534 |
| 1961 | 567 |
| 1962 | 697 |
| 1963 | 976 |
| 1964 | 1,346 |
| 1965 | 1,752 |
| 1966 | 2,318 |
| 1967 | 2,819 |
| 1968 | 3,575 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 4,173 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 5,054 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 4,477 |
| 1972 | 3,979 |
| 1973 | 5,598 |
| 1973 | 19 |
| 1974 | 6,845 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 5,253 |
| 1975 | 17 |
| 1976 | 4,080 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 4,771 |
| 1977 | 32 |
| 1978 | 5,289 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 5,570 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 8,797 |
| 1980 | 27 |
| 1981 | 9,855 |
| 1981 | 12 |
| 1982 | 11,024 |
| 1982 | 15 |
| 1983 | 9,808 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 9,384 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 9,625 |
| 1985 | 43 |
| 1986 | 9,579 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1987 | 9,351 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 10,838 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 11,523 |
| 1989 | 39 |
| 1990 | 9,210 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1991 | 9,227 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 7,237 |
| 1993 | 6,221 |
| 1994 | 7,232 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6,344 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 5,747 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 4,856 |
| 1998 | 4,319 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3,131 |
| 2000 | 2,607 |
| 2001 | 2,081 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1,721 |
| 2003 | 1,520 |
| 2004 | 1,593 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 1,263 |
| 2006 | 1,050 |
| 2007 | 940 |
| 2008 | 696 |
| 2009 | 543 |
| 2010 | 453 |
| 2011 | 428 |
| 2012 | 480 |
| 2013 | 360 |
| 2014 | 317 |
| 2015 | 332 |
| 2016 | 225 |
| 2017 | 231 |
| 2018 | 148 |
| 2019 | 130 |
| 2020 | 121 |
| 2021 | 96 |
| 2022 | 76 |
| 2023 | 119 |
| 2024 | 170 |