Kirsten Forename

4,402nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 238,178 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kirsten Forename User-submission:

Kirsten is a Scandinavian form of the name Christina, meaning 'follower of Christ'.

Kirsten Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
79,2611:1,220261
United States
100%
47,3911:7,650920
Denmark-45,7001:12416
Netherlands
100%
16,5251:1,023222
Norway
100%
11,6181:442114
England
100%
8,3001:6,699622
Canada
100%
6,0031:5,519825
Australia-5,3251:2,565441
South Africa
 
91%
3,9511:13,8022,144
New Zealand-3,0141:1,505336
Belgium
100%
2,4961:4,603728
Scotland
100%
2,4401:2,193308
Sweden
100%
8931:11,039941
Philippines
 
96%
5891:179,9828,294
Switzerland
100%
5831:14,0881,191
Thailand
100%
4621:151,65811,062
Austria
100%
3411:24,9681,033
Wales
100%
2881:10,744840
France
100%
2771:239,9653,589
Greenland-2221:25444
Malta-1821:2,359423
Spain
100%
1511:308,1455,039
Morocco-1361:252,5646,008
Ireland
100%
1311:35,4471,350
Brazil
 
98%
1201:1,785,30139,051
Dominican Republic-931:112,1645,632
Egypt-871:1,056,33318,582
China-831:16,458,50360,121
Portugal-831:125,4323,169
Italy
100%
811:753,8537,100
Chile
 
62%
671:262,7944,243
Israel
100%
651:129,2764,948
Malaysia
 
91%
561:543,74923,143
Luxembourg
100%
541:10,445843
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
Hong Kong-461:168,5383,144
Singapore
100%
451:139,7127,893
Estonia
100%
401:32,8842,271
Russia
100%
391:3,698,30020,046
Greece
100%
371:295,5285,032
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
371:36,7953,647
Mexico
100%
361:3,448,45616,185
Ecuador-351:506,4835,397
Faroe Islands
100%
351:1,404301
Japan-341:3,764,29625,024
Northern Ireland
100%
321:57,5981,260
Costa Rica
 
87%
321:148,9983,979
India
83%
 
311:39,189,612730,907
Zimbabwe
 
70%
311:497,54222,517
Finland
100%
301:182,7733,259
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Jersey-261:3,845523
Kenya-231:2,013,35320,371
Iceland
100%
211:17,4291,276
United Arab Emirates-211:340,57116,465
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Cayman Islands-181:3,406692
United States Virgin Islands-181:6,097946
Belize
100%
161:22,1442,400
Botswana
100%
161:136,52810,720
Guernsey-161:3,958490
Pakistan
100%
141:13,882,69183,133
Honduras
100%
121:734,7899,414
Nigeria
 
97%
121:14,797,030147,379
Venezuela
100%
121:2,516,82441,518
Bermuda-91:7,203999
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Peru
100%
91:3,532,38429,289
Rwanda-91:1,263,4931,939
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Panama-71:558,08014,722
Czechia
100%
61:1,776,0274,577
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Lebanon
100%
61:937,9288,462
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
South Korea-61:924,07017,138
Turkey
100%
61:12,966,95237,072
Colombia
100%
51:9,555,78540,229
Guatemala-51:3,221,6866,935
Namibia-51:480,8366,391
Saint Lucia
100%
51:35,5633,018
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Anguilla-41:3,314681
Argentina
100%
41:10,693,31119,797
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Jamaica-41:720,80713,486
Liechtenstein-41:9,464618
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Samoa-41:48,798712
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Vietnam-41:23,155,7785,302
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Macau-31:202,7361,370
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Uganda
100%
31:13,652,30774,436
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
British Virgin Islands-21:15,6251,557
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Croatia-21:2,108,53815,895
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Paraguay
50%
 
21:3,618,40211,946
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Tonga-11:107,436779
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

Kirsten (13,351) may also be a surname.

Kirsten Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kirsten is a Scandinavian form of the name Christina, meaning 'follower of Christ'.

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Kirsten Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiersten934,293/
Kirsteen932,698/
Keirsten93372/
Kirstien93137/
Khirsten9329/
Kairsten9316/
Kirstenn935/
Kirrsten935/
Kkirsten934/
Kgirsten934/
Kirshten934/
Kirssten933/
Kirstend932/
Kirstent931/
Kuirsten931/
Kirstn9215/
Kierstien8817/
Kiersteen887/
Kirsstien886/
Kirstenne883/
Kirschten883/
Keirstien882/
Khirsteen882/
Keirsteen881/
Kirstin8623,336/
Kersten863,919/
Kirstyn86890/
Kyrsten86508/
Cirsten86283/
Kursten86220/
Kjrsten8625/
Kirstín8615/
Kirzten867/
Kärsten867/
Qirsten863/
Kierstn861/
Keirstn861/
Kürsten861/
Kierstin80812/
Kirstina80327/
Kierstyn80170/
Kearsten80159/
Keirstin80125/
Kerstien8068/
Keersten8026/
Kersteen8024/
Keirstyn8019/
Chirsten8017/
Kuersten807/
Khyrsten806/
Keyrsten805/
Quirsten804/
Khirstin804/
Kirstyna804/
Kerrsten803/
Khursten803/
Kirstynn803/
Kursteen803/
Kairstin803/
Kerstenn802/
Kyrsteen802/
Gkersten801/
Kirshtin801/
Kirsttin801/
Kijrstin801/
Kirzteen801/
Khersten801/
Khirstyn801/
Kershten801/
Kerstenq801/
Kjærsten801/
Koirstin801/
Kurstien801/
Kyrstien801/
Krywsten801/
Kyrstn777/
Kerstn774/
Chirsteen75244/
Khirstina7520/
Kirstinne755/
Kierstynn755/
Kherstien752/
Kierztien751/
Kirshtina751/
Khierstin751/
Khierstyn751/
Khirstynn751/
Keysrsten751/
Kershtien751/
Kris-Tien751/
Kerstin71442,053/
Kyrstin71231/
Kurstin71189/
Kärstin71147/
Kerstyn71116/
Cersten7197/
Cirstin7145/
Kyrstyn7131/
Cirstyn718/
Kjrstin717/
Krstuno714/
Kirztin713/
Kyrstne713/
Kírstin711/
Kirstym711/
Khirsttina711/
Kerstín711/
Keirstinne711/
Kquierstyn711/
Kurschteen711/
Kraeestena711/
Kristo-Eni711/
Kearstin67166/
Kerstina67108/
Chirstin6730/
Keerstin6725/
Kearstyn6721/
Chersten6713/
Kjærstin6710/
Kyrstyna6710/
Kherstin679/
Kershtin676/
Kyrstina676/
Kuerstin675/
Kerrstyn674/
Kerstynn674/
Kerstyna674/
Quersten673/
Cursteen673/
Kyrstinn673/
Kerstihn672/
Khyrstin672/
Khyrstyn672/
Quirstin672/
Chirstyn672/
Curstien672/
Cairstin671/
Quirstyn671/
Qierstin671/
Khurstyn671/
Kherstyn671/
Kerrstin671/
Kerstinn671/
Kersttyn671/
Kersztin671/
Kerstion671/

Kirsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirsten in the Russian language
Кирстенkirsten-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirsten