# Kristin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kristin/  
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 | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kristen, Kristan, Kristyn, Krysten, Krystin |
| US babies named this | 180,951 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,638 / 179,313 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 204, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed in the 20th century from Norwegian Kristin, a variant of Christina.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 165 | 1,386 |
| 2012 | 155 | 1,465 |
| 2013 | 138 | 1,568 |
| 2014 | 135 | 1,598 |
| 2015 | 112 | 1,845 |
| 2016 | 76 | 2,435 |
| 2017 | 65 | 2,681 |
| 2018 | 65 | 2,666 |
| 2019 | 45 | 3,482 |
| 2020 | 51 | 3,121 |
| 2021 | 44 | 3,522 |
| 2022 | 37 | 4,008 |
| 2023 | 30 | 4,613 |
| 2024 | 31 | 4,525 |
| 2025 | 29 | 4,706 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 | 5,792 |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,751 |
| 1998 | 12 | 5,334 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,519 |
| 2000 | 11 | 6,149 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,995 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10,128 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6,795 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,887 |
| 2006 | 11 | 7,224 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,622 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13,709 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,550 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11,547 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,376 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | 1,715 |
| 2005 | 10 | 2,084 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2,137 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1,741 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2,721 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 2,859 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,036 |

## People named Kristin

- Kristin Scott Thomas, British-French actress
- Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
- Kristin Davis, American actress (born 1965)
- Kristin Chenoweth, American singer,actress, author (born 1968)
- Kristin Otto, East German swimmer
- Kristin Hannah, American writer
- Kristin Cavallari, American actress
- Kristin Armstrong, American cyclist
- Kristin Bauer van Straten, American film and television actress
- Kristin Størmer Steira, cross-country skier
- Kristin Herrera, American actress
- Kristin Hersh, American musician

## 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.