Given name & surname
Kursten
“follower of Christ”
Kursten is a variant of Kurrsten. In Scandinavian use, Kurrsten carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kursten is a variant of Kurrsten. In Scandinavian use, Kurrsten carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kursten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 281
- 0 boys · 281 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 21 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 girls is 9 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 337 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.
Kursten’s family of names
Kursten has a related form in Kurrsten.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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