# Kerstin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kerstin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,537 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,537 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 15, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45 | 3,386 |
| 2006 | 33 | 4,411 |
| 2007 | 28 | 5,169 |
| 2008 | 30 | 4,956 |
| 2009 | 21 | 6,433 |
| 2010 | 16 | 7,725 |
| 2011 | 16 | 7,618 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,438 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,927 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11,471 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,221 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15,314 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,200 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14,780 |
| 2021 | 5 | 16,511 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | 2,350 |
| 1998 | 6 | 2,407 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4,798 |

## People named Kerstin

- Kerstin Thiele, German judoka
- Kerstin Garefrekes, German association football player
- Kerstin Stegemann, German association football player
- Kerstin Behrendt, East German athlete
- Kerstin Köppen, East German rower
- Kerstin Förster, East German rower
- Kerstin Knabe, German hurdler
- Kerstin Casparij, Dutch association football player
- Kerstin Gerschau, East German gymnast
- Kerstin Frank, Austrian figure skater
- Kerstin Wohlbold, German handball player
- Kerstin Moring, German cross-country skier

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.