Kyrstyn
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "maiden" or "pure".
Name Census estimates that about 189 living Americans carry the first name Kyrstyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kyrstyn today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kyrstyn births was 1994 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kyrstyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
189
~ 1 in 1,813,515 Americans
Peak year
1994
16 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2009 SSA rank
#14,545
Tracked since 1989
Census
Kyrstyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 204 people with the first name Kyrstyn, which placed it at #37,948 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,948
National first-name rank
People counted
204
204 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kyrstyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyrstyn is White at 69.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.8%) and Hispanic (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kyrstyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kyrstyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.6% · 142
- Two or more races10.8% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 19
- Black or African American5.9% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.9% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Kyrstyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kyrstyn from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Kyrstyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kyrstyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kyrstyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kyrstyn
The name Kyrstyn is a modern English variant of the female name Kristin, which is itself a feminine form of the masculine name Kristian or Christian. The name has its origins in ancient Greek, derived from the word "Christos" meaning "anointed one" or "the anointed." It refers to Jesus Christ, the central figure in Christianity.
The name Kristin and its variants became popular in Scandinavian countries and regions like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark during the Middle Ages, following the spread of Christianity in those areas. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 12th and 13th centuries in medieval Scandinavian records and texts.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name was Kristin Lavransdatter, the protagonist of a trilogy of historical novels by Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset, set in Norway during the 14th century. Undset, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, was inspired by the name's medieval Scandinavian roots.
In the 16th century, a notable figure named Kristin Munsdotter (1528-1590) played a role in the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, becoming one of the first women to lead a Protestant congregation in the country.
During the 19th century, the novelist and poet Kristin Emelie Sundt (1828-1898) was a prominent literary figure in Norway, known for her works that explored themes of social inequality and women's rights.
The spelling variation "Kyrstyn" emerged more recently, likely in the late 20th century, as a unique and creative way to spell the traditional name. While it shares the same linguistic roots, the "Kyrstyn" spelling is a modern invention without a direct historical precedent.
Other notable individuals with the name Kristin or its variants throughout history include Kristin Lagerfeld (1933-2019), a German fashion designer; Kristin Scott Thomas (born 1960), an English actress; and Kristin Cavallari (born 1987), an American television personality and fashion designer.
People
Kyrstyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyrstyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kyrstyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyrstyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 189 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kyrstyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,813,515 US residents.
Is Kyrstyn a common name?
We classify Kyrstyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 194 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kyrstyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Kyrstyn was 1994, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kyrstyn is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kyrstyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 204 people with the name Kyrstyn, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,948 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kyrstyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kyrstyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyrstyn leans strongly female. 201 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 4 male bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kyrstyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyrstyn is White at 69.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.8%) and Hispanic (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kyrstyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kyrstyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.6% (142 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kyrstyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kyrstyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kyrstyn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kyrstyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kyrstyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kyrstyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kyrstyn?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.