Is Kersten a boy or girl name?

Kersten is a girl’s name. Of the 918 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kersten

Recorded 1963–2015 · United States

Kersten was most popular in 1997, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,559 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 918 people named Kersten.

Kersten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kersten’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kersten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kersten is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 918 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org