Kristen

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kristen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kristen: Recorded since 1945, it reached #66 in 1982, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
130times a registrar ranked it
80years from first to last
#66highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#608
1997	#672
1998	#724
1999	#780
2000	#969
2001	#1025
2002	#890
2003	#1083
2004	#912
2005	#1343
2006	#1280
2007	#1965
2008	#1718
2009	#1365
2010	#1150
2011	#1608
2012	#1720
2013	#1707
2014	#2464
2015	#3615
2016	#2367
2017	#5765
2018	#2901
2019	#2869
2020	#3899
2021	#4634
2023	#5687
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 53 of the 68 years from 1945 to 2012.

In 2017: #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5765 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1945–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #215 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1975–1990
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1975–1990).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Kristen appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 53 years beginning in 1945, and has registered 604 births with the name.

Kristen across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Kristen's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#215 (1945)	#174 (1946)	#551 (2012)	53 of 68	604 (1945–2012)	26 (1946)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#542 (1980)	#425 (1982)	#873 (2017)	16 of 38	56 (1980–2017)	5 (1982)
England and Wales · Girls	#608 (1996)	#608 (1996)	#5891 (2024)	28 of 29	481 (1996–2024)	40 (1996)
England and Wales · Boys	#1104 (1996)	#1104 (1996)	#4789 (2022)	16 of 27	124 (1996–2022)	12 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#85 (1975)	#66 (1982)	#95 (1990)	8 of 16	749 (1975–1990)	122 (1982)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#344 (1999)	#343 (2001)	#451 (2012)	8 of 14	25 (1999–2012)	4 (2008)

Kristen by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kristen in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940sbusiest	98	5 of 10	20
1950s	187	10 of 10	19
1960s	131	10 of 10	13
1970s	80	10 of 10	8
1980s	41	6 of 10	7
1990s	47	8 of 10	6
2000s	16	3 of 10	5
2010s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Norway · Boys, the 1940s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 20 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Kristen appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #66 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982.

Kristen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3899	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2869	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2901	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2367	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3615	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1707	17	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1720	17	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1608	18	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1150	28	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1365	21	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1718	15	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1965	12	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1280	20	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1343	17	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1534	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#912	29	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1083	21	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#890	26	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1025	20	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1286	11	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#969	22	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1552	8	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#780	29	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1130	12	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#724	32	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1485	8	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#672	36	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1113	12	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#608	40	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1104	12	High	Verified
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	female	#100	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#99	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	81	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	female	#66	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	female	#70	115	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	female	#80	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	female	#85	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#451	3	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#370	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#413	3	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#384	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#377	3	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#343	3	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#348	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#344	3	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#551	4	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#505	5	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#458	6	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#512	5	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#475	6	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#569	4	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#518	5	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#397	9	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#526	5	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#610	4	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#406	9	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#583	5	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#535	6	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#444	9	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#627	4	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#417	10	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#554	6	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#543	6	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#387	11	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#452	8	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#548	5	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#515	6	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#528	6	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#532	6	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#601	4	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#421	9	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#310	14	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#357	11	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#271	16	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#364	10	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#324	11	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#301	13	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#322	11	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#269	14	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#266	14	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#269	13	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#235	16	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#268	13	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#193	22	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#262	12	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#203	19	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#198	21	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#185	21	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#231	14	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#193	20	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#199	18	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#197	18	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#183	22	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#215	15	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#186	21	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#194	20	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#174	26	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#215	16	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#873	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#876	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#907	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#758	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#742	4	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#635	4	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	4	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#496	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#533	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1945 and 2024, ranked in 78 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #66, first reached in 1982.

It held a top-100 place in 8 years, 5 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 122 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1982.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1975, and 54 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kristal · #529, 21y
Kristel · #407, 33y
Krister · #148, 46y
Kristers · #473, 14y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Martha · #67, 81y
Nancy · #64, 81y
Helena · #63, 80y
Greta · #73, 76y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Malene · #66, 50y
Dagfinn · #67, 48y
Ebba · #67, 43y
Georg · #65, 81y

Kristen was ranked #66 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1982. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kristen and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kristen without appearing here.

Kristen moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5765 and #4063 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2901 and #3518.
Tania Compare
In 2009 they stood at #677 and #677 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2010 that had become #758 and #910.
Lorraine Compare
In 2008 they stood at #635 and #345 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #742 and #893.
Tracey Compare
In 2008 they stood at #677 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #742 and #893.

Moved ahead of Kristen

Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2367 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2201.
Fiadh Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2367 and #2757 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2502.
Luca Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2367 and #3609 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2502.
Leif Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3158 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #4527 and #1568.

Moved the opposite way to Kristen

Aksel Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 while Aksel went from #174 to #29.
Andreas Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 while Andreas went from #140 to #24.
Christian Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 while Christian went from #161 to #69.
Daniel Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 while Daniel went from #280 to #16.

Moved the same way as Kristen

Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 and Arne from #6 to #231.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 and Bjørn from #3 to #130.
Dag Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 and Dag from #48 to #465.
Egil Compare
Between 1945 and 2012 in Norway · Boys, Kristen went from #215 to #551 and Egil from #25 to #442.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #66 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kristen

Kristen at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kristen across 6 official records

Kristen by decade in Norway · Boys

Kristen appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Kristen

Kristen and the names beside it

Kristen moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kristen

Moved the opposite way to Kristen

Moved the same way as Kristen

Kristen at a glance

Kristen across 6 official records

Kristen by decade in Norway · Boys

Kristen appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Kristen

Kristen and the names beside it

Kristen moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kristen

Moved the opposite way to Kristen

Moved the same way as Kristen