Kristen is a girl's name of English origin meaning “Christian.” In 2024 it was given to 181 girls in the United States.
Kristen belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Christian” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kristen first appears in Social Security records in 1938. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #33 in 1982, and in 2024 181 babies received the name — 218,672 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kristen means “Christian” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kristen is a girl name. In 2024, 181 babies received the name in the US.
Kristen comes from the English & American tradition.
Kristen first appears in US records in 1938. Its best-ever ranking was #33 in 1982, and 181 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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