Over the past 110 years, 50 091 girls and 9 boys have been named Kirsten. The name Kirsten ranks 522th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kirsten in 1940. The peak of popularity of the name Kirsten came in the 1970s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.