Kirsten
Meaning
“Danish and Norwegian form of Christina”
Kirsten around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Christianus, "a Christian" (Christos, "anointed", at the root), with Christina as its feminine and an entire Nordic branch of spellings
The constellation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kirsten peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
38 people · the #80,303 first name in Brazil · median age 24
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kirsten
Most people given the name Kirsten in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Kirsten you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kirsten deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kirsten truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Kirsten fits with your family’s names and surname.
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