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Kristan

90% girls · 5 born in 2025

Kristan has been given to about 6,195 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,943
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kristan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 256
  • Born in 20255
  • All time6,195

How popular is Kristan?

Its best year was 1985, when 256 babies were given the name, ranking 713th. The typical living American called Kristan is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Kristan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kristian0.86
  2. Krista0.79
  3. Kristal0.79
  4. Kristen0.76
  5. Kristin0.76
  6. Cristal0.76
  7. Kristyn0.76
  8. Crista0.76

Middle names for Kristan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kristan Eve0.80
  2. Kristan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Kristan Josephine0.78
  4. Kristan Anne0.78
  5. Kristan Rose0.77
  6. Kristan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Kristan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.82
  2. Laceysister · 0.81
  3. Larasister · 0.80
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  5. Erikbrother · 0.78
  6. Derekbrother · 0.78

Where Kristan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kristan Anderson0.74
    2. Kristan White0.72
    3. Kristan Reyes0.72
    4. Kristan Moore0.72
    5. Kristan Lee0.72
    6. Kristan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kristan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.