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[ 2 syll. kris-ten, kr-ist-en ] The girl name Kristen is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KRIHSahN †. Kristen is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in Scandinavian. Kristen is a Scandinavian form of the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina. Kristen is also a form of the English, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Kirsten.
Kristen is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked in 1982 with 0.526% of baby girls being named Kristen. It had a ranking of #33 then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #492 with a usage of 0.031%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Christina, among all girl names in its family. The name was thrice as popular as Kristen in 2008. Kristen has in the last century been mainly given to girls. There were 68 times more girls than boys who were named Kristen in 1975. Baby names that sound like Kristen include the English Kristene, the English Krystene, the English Christen, the English Christene, the name Chrysten, the name Cristen, the Irish Kerigan, the English Khristian, the English Kirstian, the English Krishna, the English Krishnah, the English Kristian, the English, Irish, and Scottish Carson, the English Christian, the name Crystian, the name Karisma, the Irish Kerrigan, the English Krisina, the English Krissina, and the English Kristena. A famous person named Kristen is Actress, Kristen Bell, born 18 July 1980, Detroit, Michigan.
† English pronunciation for Kristen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
