Keirstin
Feminine · “follower of Christ”
Keirstin is Kirsten written with the ei of Keira, a Scandinavian form of Christina given an Irish-looking face. It is two syllables with the stress on the first.
How old is the name Keirstin?
Keirstin first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Keirstin alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 500 people named Keirstin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Keirstin most popular?
Keirstin peaked in 1992, reaching #3680 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
From christianus to Keirstin
The story of Keirstin
Kirsten came to America with Scandinavian families as their everyday form of Christina, and it became a familiar American name. Families spelled it Kirstin, Kiersten and Keirstin, the last borrowing the ei of Keira and Keith. No record says who first chose that spelling, and beyond it the name has the same history as Kirsten.
Meaning
follower of Christ, through Kirsten
Kirsten is the Danish and Norwegian form of Christina, from Latin christianus, a Christian. Keirstin is a spelling of it.
How the name formed
- christianus
- Christina
- Kirsten
- Keirstin
Related forms: Kirsten · Kirsten · Kerstin
Pronouncing Keirstin
KEER-stin
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Keirstin
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1968
- Most girls named
- 199831 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3680reached in 1992
- Change vs 2016
- 0.0%6 in 2018, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Keirstin in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Kirsten in Danish — same name
- Kirsten in Norwegian — same name
- Kerstin in Swedish — same name
Keirstins among us
people named Keirstin are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Keirstin sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a familiar name with a clear meaning.
- Kirstie is a ready short form.
- People will write Kirsten or Kiersten.
- Some will say KUR-stin.
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- How many Keirstins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Keirstin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Keirstin in 2025?
- Keirstin is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Keirstin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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