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Kristin

Kristin means "Follower of Christ" and comes from Greek, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It had its heyday in the 1980s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1981.

GreekFollower of Christ
GreekScandinavian form
Also spelled: Kristen, Kirsten
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
171
1940s
1,684
1950s
4,872
1960s
24,567
1970s
43,044
1980s
71,039
1990s
27,979
2000s
6,164
2010s
1,082
Peaked in the 1980s · 180,602 total U.S. births since 1900