Given name & surname
Krystin
“follower of Christ”
Krystin is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krystin is a variant of Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krystin is a form of Kristin. Kristin comes from Norwegian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krystin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,131
- 0 boys · 3,131 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 207 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 207 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,724 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.
Krystin’s family of names
In English usage, Krystin has a related form in Kristin. Krystin has a related form in Kristina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Krystin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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