Given name
Kiersten
“the anointed one”
Kiersten is a variant of Karsten. One Greek interpretation is “the anointed one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kiersten is a variant of Karsten. One Greek interpretation is “the anointed one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kiersten is a form of Kirsten. Kirsten comes from North Germanic, and ultimately from Norwegian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiersten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,814
- 5 boys · 14,809 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 662 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,704 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,704 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 662 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,430 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kiersten’s family of names
In English usage, Kiersten has a related form in Kirsten. Kiersten has a related form in Karsten.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kiersten
- Kiersten WarrenAmerican actressborn 1965
- Kiersten DallstreamAmerican soccer playerborn 1988
- Kiersten WhiteAmerican writerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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