The first name Kerstin
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kerstin last appeared in the official list in 2005, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 6 births (#2,350).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kerstin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kerstin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 5 girls born in the United States were named Kerstin, the 16,511th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 97 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kerstin
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kerstin ThieleGerman judoka, born 1986
- Kerstin GarefrekesGerman association football player, born 1979
- Kerstin StegemannGerman association football player, born 1977
- Kerstin BehrendtEast German athlete, born 1967
- Kerstin KöppenEast German rower, born 1967
- Kerstin FörsterEast German rower, born 1965
- Kerstin KnabeGerman hurdler, born 1959
- Kerstin CasparijDutch association football player, born 2000
- Kerstin GerschauEast German gymnast, born 1958
- Kerstin FrankAustrian figure skater, born 1988
- Kerstin WohlboldGerman handball player, born 1984
- Kerstin MoringGerman cross-country skier, born 1963
Questions
- How popular is the name Kerstin?
- In 2005, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kerstin, ranking 4,798th. Its peak was 1996, with 6 births.
- Is Kerstin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,537 US babies named Kerstin since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kerstin most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 97 babies were named Kerstin, its highest rank at 1,662nd.