Is Kyrsten a boy or girl name?

Kyrsten is a girl’s name. Of the 1,995 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kyrsten

Recorded 1965–2022 · United States

Kyrsten was most popular in 1992, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,531 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,995 people named Kyrsten.

Kyrsten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kyrsten’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kyrsten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kyrsten is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,995 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kyrsten

Where Kyrsten is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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