Kiersten is an established variant of Kirsten that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Kiersten is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,704 for girl births in the United States (and #8,172 across all names), given to 29 babies. Kiersten was first reported in SSA data in 1963 and peaked in 2005 (662 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #4,704 | — |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,929 | — |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | #3,678 | — |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #4,077 | — |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #2,906 | — |
| 2020 | 62 | 62 | #2,699 | — |
| 2019 | 70 | 70 | #2,523 | — |
| 2018 | 84 | 84 | #2,211 | — |
| 2017 | 101 | 101 | #1,969 | — |
| 2016 | 112 | 112 | #1,848 | — |
| 2015 | 167 | 167 | #1,401 | — |
| 2014 | 188 | 188 | #1,279 | — |
| 2013 | 192 | 192 | #1,244 | — |
| 2012 | 215 | 215 | #1,149 | — |
| 2011 | 295 | 295 | #885 | — |
| 2010 | 319 | 319 | #841 | — |
| 2009 | 366 | 366 | #776 | — |
| 2008 | 465 | 465 | #658 | — |
| 2007 | 508 | 508 | #589 | — |
| 2006 | 592 | 592 | #513 | — |
| 2005 | 662 | 662 | #460 | — |
| 2004 | 660 | 660 | #455 | — |
| 2003 | 602 | 602 | #485 | — |
| 2002 | 586 | 586 | #479 | — |
| 2001 | 573 | 573 | #488 | — |
| 2000 | 638 | 638 | #443 | — |
| 1999 | 532 | 532 | #488 | — |
| 1998 | 562 | 562 | #459 | — |
| 1997 | 555 | — | #457 | #10,100 |
| 1996 | 603 | — | #423 | — |
| 1995 | 547 | — | #461 | — |
| 1994 | 481 | — | #521 | — |
| 1993 | 478 | — | #513 | — |
| 1992 | 408 | — | #571 | — |
| 1991 | 405 | — | #573 | — |
| 1990 | 362 | — | #622 | — |
| 1989 | 293 | — | #692 | — |
| 1988 | 200 | — | #882 | — |
| 1987 | 146 | — | #1,057 | — |
| 1986 | 127 | — | #1,137 | — |
| 1985 | 119 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1984 | 78 | — | #1,482 | — |
| 1983 | 68 | — | #1,639 | — |
| 1982 | 69 | — | #1,664 | — |
| 1981 | 96 | — | #1,317 | — |
| 1980 | 50 | — | #2,083 | — |
| 1979 | 73 | — | #1,577 | — |
| 1978 | 80 | — | #1,442 | — |
| 1977 | 57 | — | #1,786 | — |
| 1976 | 58 | — | #1,689 | — |
| 1975 | 79 | — | #1,358 | — |
| 1974 | 79 | — | #1,338 | — |
| 1973 | 76 | — | #1,334 | — |
| 1972 | 65 | — | #1,480 | — |
| 1971 | 75 | — | #1,410 | — |
| 1970 | 79 | — | #1,338 | — |
| 1969 | 62 | — | #1,508 | — |
| 1968 | 60 | — | #1,463 | — |
| 1967 | 39 | — | #1,896 | — |
| 1966 | 27 | — | #2,327 | — |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #2,876 | — |
| 1964 | 29 | — | #2,272 | — |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #3,018 | — |