Kristen was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #33 in 1982 but is far less common today.
Kristen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,999 among girls (96) and #7,985 among boys (10) — overall #3,414 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | #1,999 | #7,985 |
| 2024 | 189 | 189 | #1,283 | #9,486 |
| 2023 | 152 | 152 | #1,508 | #8,625 |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | #1,747 | #9,476 |
| 2021 | 143 | 143 | #1,573 | #8,555 |
| 2020 | 147 | 147 | #1,548 | #7,839 |
| 2019 | 184 | 184 | #1,316 | #7,962 |
| 2018 | 197 | 197 | #1,230 | #10,279 |
| 2017 | 234 | 234 | #1,129 | #6,524 |
| 2016 | 266 | 266 | #1,045 | #6,560 |
| 2015 | 320 | 320 | #890 | #7,807 |
| 2014 | 350 | 350 | #815 | #7,892 |
| 2013 | 394 | 394 | #714 | #13,222 |
| 2012 | 442 | 442 | #659 | #6,514 |
| 2011 | 438 | 438 | #660 | #9,244 |
| 2010 | 521 | 521 | #577 | #6,570 |
| 2009 | 578 | 578 | #533 | #7,057 |
| 2008 | 657 | 657 | #491 | #6,622 |
| 2007 | 780 | 780 | #428 | #6,897 |
| 2006 | 889 | 889 | #372 | #6,310 |
| 2005 | 997 | 997 | #326 | #6,068 |
| 2004 | 1,241 | 1,241 | #264 | #4,200 |
| 2003 | 1,453 | 1,458 | #229 | #4,943 |
| 2002 | 1,730 | 1,730 | #186 | #5,284 |
| 2001 | 2,006 | 2,006 | #162 | #5,036 |
| 2000 | 2,365 | 2,365 | #142 | #7,155 |
| 1999 | 2,864 | 2,864 | #114 | #4,089 |
| 1998 | 3,373 | 3,373 | #102 | #3,152 |
| 1997 | 4,112 | — | #82 | #2,868 |
| 1996 | 4,884 | — | #70 | #2,406 |
| 1995 | 5,437 | — | #65 | #2,125 |
| 1994 | 5,908 | — | #55 | #2,204 |
| 1993 | 5,560 | — | #61 | #2,753 |
| 1992 | 6,291 | — | #53 | #2,071 |
| 1991 | 6,856 | — | #48 | #1,940 |
| 1990 | 8,128 | — | #42 | #1,539 |
| 1989 | 8,870 | — | #36 | #1,343 |
| 1988 | 8,436 | — | #36 | #1,440 |
| 1987 | 7,414 | — | #42 | #1,394 |
| 1986 | 7,907 | — | #41 | #1,210 |
| 1985 | 8,514 | — | #38 | #1,120 |
| 1984 | 8,446 | — | #38 | #1,170 |
| 1983 | 8,676 | — | #37 | #1,195 |
| 1982 | 9,596 | — | #33 | #1,173 |
| 1981 | 8,592 | — | #38 | #1,282 |
| 1980 | 7,382 | — | #39 | #1,119 |
| 1979 | 4,628 | — | #62 | #1,172 |
| 1978 | 4,424 | — | #62 | #1,194 |
| 1977 | 3,930 | — | #72 | #1,043 |
| 1976 | 3,713 | — | #73 | #1,089 |
| 1975 | 4,745 | — | #60 | #978 |
| 1974 | 6,120 | — | #45 | #997 |
| 1973 | 4,995 | — | #58 | #1,062 |
| 1972 | 3,583 | — | #85 | #1,092 |
| 1971 | 4,018 | — | #87 | #1,154 |
| 1970 | 4,647 | — | #83 | #1,213 |
| 1969 | 3,855 | — | #96 | #1,211 |
| 1968 | 3,268 | — | #107 | #1,600 |
| 1967 | 2,778 | — | #124 | #1,492 |
| 1966 | 2,353 | — | #149 | #1,413 |
| 1965 | 1,743 | — | #191 | #1,964 |
| 1964 | 1,352 | — | #239 | #1,874 |
| 1963 | 1,033 | — | #288 | #1,932 |
| 1962 | 771 | — | #344 | #2,085 |
| 1961 | 556 | — | #422 | #2,107 |
| 1960 | 559 | — | #415 | #1,948 |
| 1959 | 554 | — | #404 | #2,480 |
| 1958 | 401 | — | #482 | #2,585 |
| 1957 | 303 | — | #558 | #3,420 |
| 1956 | 258 | — | #606 | #2,886 |
| 1955 | 242 | — | #612 | #2,372 |
| 1954 | 228 | — | #617 | #2,538 |
| 1953 | 263 | — | #544 | #3,277 |
| 1952 | 296 | — | #501 | #1,979 |
| 1951 | 203 | — | #620 | #2,572 |
| 1950 | 165 | — | #678 | #3,192 |
| 1949 | 179 | — | #633 | #2,913 |
| 1948 | 167 | — | #655 | #3,956 |
| 1947 | 160 | — | #678 | #3,235 |
| 1946 | 93 | — | #859 | — |
| 1945 | 54 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1944 | 48 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1943 | 51 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1942 | 20 | — | #1,949 | — |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #2,058 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,684 | — |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,356 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,677 | — |