Kirsten is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 51 girls in the United States.
Kirsten belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Kirsten first appears in Social Security records in 1937. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #154 in 1991, and in 2024 51 babies received the name — 53,119 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Kirsten is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Scandinavian origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Kirsten is a girl name. In 2024, 51 babies received the name in the US.
Kirsten comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Kirsten first appears in US records in 1937. Its best-ever ranking was #154 in 1991, and 51 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kirsten is pronounced /ˈkɜːstən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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