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Kristen

Kristen holds the #1990 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 96 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1545 in 2020 to #1990 today. Its strongest year on record was 1982 (#33 nationally, 9,534 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1938. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#939 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1990
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#33
in 1982 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
96
girls named Kristen

Kristen popularity, 1880–2025

0.15%0.30%0.46%0.61%18801900192019401960198020002020#33 in 1982
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1982

Where Kristen is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025PA—New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kristen in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#939), Tennessee (#983), Georgia (#1358)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kristen in the most recent year of SSA data.

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