Given name
Kristien
“an anointed Christian”
Kristien is a variant of Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristien is a variant of Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristien is a variant of Kristian. An origin associated with Kristian is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 305
- 41 boys · 264 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 415 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.
Kristien’s family of names
Kristien has a related form in Kristian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kristien
- Kristien HemmerechtsBelgian writerborn 1955
- Kristien ShawUS American tennis playerborn 1952
- Kristien Van VaerenberghBelgian politicianborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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