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Kiersten Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kiersten?

The rare name Kiersten was the 2,203rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kiersten, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 424, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1996.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2005 with 661 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kiersten in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1962.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kiersten occurred roughly during the years 1962-1970, 1977-1981, 1984-1991, and 1992-1996, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2008-2017.

Kiersten became more popular as a girls name in 1963.

Where is the name Kiersten popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Kiersten has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kiersten has dropped significantly.

The name Kiersten is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Kiersten (Girl)Kiersten (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 84 2,203 < 5 --
2017 100 1,977 < 5 --
2016 112 1,841 < 5 --
2015 167 1,401 < 5 --
2014 187 1,282 < 5 --
2013 192 1,243 < 5 --
2012 215 1,149 < 5 --
2011 295 885 < 5 --
2010 319 840 < 5 --
2009 365 776 < 5 --
2008 464 660 < 5 --
2007 508 589 < 5 --
2006 591 514 < 5 --
2005 661 460 < 5 --
2004 660 455 < 5 --
2003 602 485 < 5 --
2002 586 479 < 5 --
2001 573 487 < 5 --
2000 638 443 < 5 --
1999 532 487 < 5 --
1998 562 459 < 5 --
1997 550 457 5 10,099
1996 602 424 < 5 --
1995 547 461 < 5 --
1994 481 520 < 5 --
1993 478 513 < 5 --
1992 408 570 < 5 --
1991 405 573 < 5 --
1990 362 622 < 5 --
1989 293 692 < 5 --
1988 200 883 < 5 --
1987 146 1,057 < 5 --
1986 127 1,137 < 5 --
1985 119 1,191 < 5 --
1984 78 1,482 < 5 --
1983 68 1,639 < 5 --
1982 69 1,661 < 5 --
1981 96 1,316 < 5 --
1980 50 2,083 < 5 --
1979 73 1,578 < 5 --
1978 80 1,442 < 5 --
1977 57 1,785 < 5 --
1976 58 1,690 < 5 --
1975 79 1,358 < 5 --
1974 79 1,338 < 5 --
1973 76 1,333 < 5 --
1972 65 1,481 < 5 --
1971 77 1,384 < 5 --
1970 79 1,338 < 5 --
1969 62 1,507 < 5 --
1968 60 1,464 < 5 --
1967 39 1,896 < 5 --
1966 27 2,324 < 5 --
1965 19 2,875 < 5 --
1964 29 2,272 < 5 --
1963 18 3,015 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.