Is Kriston a boy or girl name?

Kriston is a unisex name. Of the 1,266 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.9% were girls and 43.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1980, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Kriston

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Kriston was most popular in 1980, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,982 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,266 people named Kriston.

Kriston over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kriston’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kriston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kriston is a unisex name — 56.9% of the 1,266 Americans given it were girls and 43.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1980 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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