Kjerstin

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Kjerstin: Recorded since 1948, it reached #146 in 1963, and it was last ranked in 2002.

1registrar recorded it
50times a registrar ranked it
55years from first to last
#146highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1948–2002

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Norway · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1948	#377
1949	#369
1950	#331
1951	#322
1952	#245
1953	#259
1954	#234
1955	#259
1956	#168
1957	#151
1958	#157
1959	#196
1960	#254
1961	#216
1962	#221
1963	#146
1964	#194
1965	#208
1966	#236
1967	#236
1968	#274
1969	#252
1970	#263
1971	#205
1972	#349
1973	#490
1974	#293
1975	#294
1976	#429
1977	#268
1978	#471
1979	#366
1980	#422
1981	#301
1982	#347
1983	#448
1984	#511
1985	#405
1986	#445
1987	#491
1988	#494
1989	#397
1990	#569
1991	#557
1993	#647
1995	#581
1996	#415
1997	#568
2000	#609
2002	#626

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 50 of the 55 years from 1948 to 2002.

Official data for Norway, 1948–2002 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1948
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1948–2002
Highest recorded position: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #626 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls

Kjerstin by decade in Norway · Girls

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 Kjerstin in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	9	2 of 10	5
1950s	166	10 of 10	17
1960sbusiest	184	10 of 10	18
1970s	129	10 of 10	13
1980s	97	10 of 10	10
1990s	35	6 of 10	6
2000s	8	2 of 10	4

Across Norway · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Kjerstin appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1948 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #146 in Norway in 1963.

Kjerstin'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
2002	Norway	female	#626	4	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#609	4	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#568	5	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#415	9	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#581	5	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#647	4	High	Verified
1991	Norway	female	#557	6	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#569	6	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#397	11	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#494	8	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#491	8	High	Verified
1986	Norway	female	#445	9	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#405	11	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#511	7	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#448	8	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#347	12	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#301	14	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#422	9	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#366	11	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#471	7	High	Verified
1977	Norway	female	#268	17	High	Verified
1976	Norway	female	#429	8	High	Verified
1975	Norway	female	#294	14	High	Verified
1974	Norway	female	#293	15	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#490	6	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#349	11	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#205	24	High	Verified
1970	Norway	female	#263	16	High	Verified
1969	Norway	female	#252	17	High	Verified
1968	Norway	female	#274	15	High	Verified
1967	Norway	female	#236	17	High	Verified
1966	Norway	female	#236	16	High	Verified
1965	Norway	female	#208	20	High	Verified
1964	Norway	female	#194	21	High	Verified
1963	Norway	female	#146	30	High	Verified
1962	Norway	female	#221	17	High	Verified
1961	Norway	female	#216	18	High	Verified
1960	Norway	female	#254	13	High	Verified
1959	Norway	female	#196	19	High	Verified
1958	Norway	female	#157	27	High	Verified
1957	Norway	female	#151	28	High	Verified
1956	Norway	female	#168	26	High	Verified
1955	Norway	female	#259	13	High	Verified
1954	Norway	female	#234	14	High	Verified
1953	Norway	female	#259	12	High	Verified
1952	Norway	female	#245	13	High	Verified
1951	Norway	female	#322	7	High	Verified
1950	Norway	female	#331	7	High	Verified
1949	Norway	female	#369	5	High	Verified
1948	Norway	female	#377	4	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1948 and 2002, ranked in 50 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #146, first reached in 1963.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 30 births, registered in Norway in 1963.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

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.

Kjellrun · #167, 21y
Kjersti · #30, 74y
Kjetil · #14, 75y
Klaidas · #701, 9y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Krister · #148, 46y
Gisle · #142, 55y
Guttorm · #150, 45y
Lovise · #142, 55y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

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

Ragna · #146, 80y
Rønnaug · #146, 37y
Arnulf · #145, 27y
Asgeir · #145, 61y

Kjerstin was ranked #146 in Norway · Girls in 1963. 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.

Kjerstin 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 Kjerstin without appearing here.

Kjerstin moved ahead of

Vigdis Compare
In 1988 they stood at #494 and #312 in Norway · Girls; by 1989 that had become #397 and #595.
Janet Compare
In 1984 they stood at #511 and #505 in Norway · Girls; by 1985 that had become #405 and #565.
Margaret Compare
In 1990 they stood at #569 and #529 in Norway · Girls; by 1991 that had become #557 and #661.
Elsie Compare
In 1952 they stood at #322 and #302 in Norway · Girls; by 1953 that had become #259 and #345.

Moved ahead of Kjerstin

Maia Compare
In 1992 they stood at #557 and #659 in Norway · Girls; by 1993 that had become #647 and #325.
Iben Compare
In 1992 they stood at #557 and #603 in Norway · Girls; by 1993 that had become #647 and #337.
Mia Compare
In 1977 they stood at #268 and #271 in Norway · Girls; by 1978 that had become #471 and #233.
Michelle Compare
In 1977 they stood at #268 and #283 in Norway · Girls; by 1978 that had become #471 and #242.

Moved the opposite way to Kjerstin

Ada Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 while Ada went from #224 to #120.
Anette Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 while Anette went from #357 to #79.
Anna Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 while Anna went from #50 to #13.
Cecilie Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 while Cecilie went from #250 to #74.

Moved the same way as Kjerstin

Anita Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 and Anita from #131 to #217.
Ann Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 and Ann from #59 to #185.
Anne Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 and Anne from #1 to #47.
Annie Compare
Between 1948 and 2002 in Norway · Girls, Kjerstin went from #377 to #626 and Annie from #203 to #341.

What's not yet available

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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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1948 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #146 in Norway in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Kjerstin

Kjerstin at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kjerstin by decade in Norway · Girls

Kjerstin 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 Kjerstin

Kjerstin and the names beside it

Kjerstin moved ahead of

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Kjerstin at a glance

Kjerstin by decade in Norway · Girls

Kjerstin 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 Kjerstin

Kjerstin and the names beside it

Kjerstin moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kjerstin

Moved the opposite way to Kjerstin

Moved the same way as Kjerstin