Name Legacy

Kierston

Recorded 1971–2023 · United States

Kierston was most popular in 1990, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,356 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 862 people named Kierston.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#4,356
Births that year43
Total since 1880862
Given to98% girls

Kierston over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kierston’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kierston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kierston is a girl’s name — 98.5% of the 862 Americans given it were girls and 1.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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