Kirsten
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of Christ; form of Christina.
Kirsten by the numbers
Kirsten was given to 106 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,931 babies in 1991, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Christina
Like Kirsten, each of these traces back to Christina: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Tinapure; a form of Christina or Tina146 in the US (2017)
- Christiannafollower of christ; a form of Christina55 in the US (2017)
- Christafollower of christ; a form of Christina46 in the US (2017)
- Kristianafollower of christ; a form of Christina41 in the US (2017)
- Christinfollower of christ; a form of Christina26 in the US (2017)
- Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)
- Christabellabeautiful follower of christ; blend of Christina and Bella3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Krystinafollower of christ; a form of Christina15 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kirsten. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kierstenfollower of christ; a form of Kirsten100 in the US (2017)
- Kirstinfollower of christ; a form of Christina10 in the US (2017)
- Kirstynanointed one; a form of christine or kirsten7 in the US (2017)
- Kyrstenfollower of Christ; a form of Kirsten7 in the US (2017)
- Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
- Kristenfollower of Christ; a form of Christine234 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean Christ
Like Kirsten, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
- Christinefollower of Christ; feminine of Christian346 in the US (2017)
- Kristinafollower of Christ; a form of Christina268 in the US (2017)
- Cristinafollower of christ; form of Christina209 in the US (2017)
- Charitycharity; virtue name from virtue of Christian charity192 in the US (2017)
- Christianafollower of christ; feminine form of christian183 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kirsten
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