Kristen
Meaning
variant of Kristin; the source's separate masculine entry is the Danish and Norwegian form of Christian
Kristen 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. Kristen peaked in the 1980s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
140 people · the #32,586 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 8
Among people named Kristen living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 33 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kristen
Most people given the name Kristen in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Kristen you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kristen deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kristen 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 Kristen fits with your family’s names and surname.
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