Kirsten

Scandinavian variation of Christine

"a Christian"

Kirsten Origin and Meaning

The name Kirsten is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Norwegian origin.

Lovely, authentic name -- but any Kirsten will be condemned to a lifetime of hearing "Did you say Kristen?" They're both genuine Scandinavian names but too interchangeable.

Kirsten Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Kirsten Popularity

• 1654 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Kirsten

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Famous People Named Kirsten

• Kirsten Caroline Dunst American actress
• Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand U.S. Senator from New York
• Kirsten Renee Storms American actress
• Kirsten Haglund Miss America 2008
• Kirsten Simone Vangsness American actress
• Kirsten Nelson American actress
• Kirsten "Flipper" Flipkens Belgian tennis player
• Kirsten Wild Dutch cyclist
• Kirsten Blythe Painter an American poet and author
• Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad Norwegian operatic soprano
• Kirsten Moore Towers, Canadian Olympic pair skater
• Kirsten Wall Canadian curler

Kirsten in Pop Culture

• Kirsten Cohen character on TV's "The O.C."
• Kirsten Larson character in the 'American Girl' series
• Kirsten Greene character in "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen
• Kirsten Bennett character on TV's "Party of Five"
• Kirsten Johannsen character in "Number The Stars" by Lois Lowry
• Kirsten Raymonde character in novel " Station Eleven"