Entry № 1345 · Scandinavian, Greek origin

Kristen Kristen — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KRIS-ten /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Scandinavian, Greek
Meaning
"Follower of Christ (Kristen Stewart + Kristen Wiig + Kristen Bell)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 600
First recorded
Medieval (Danish)

A name that means "follower of christ (kristen stewart + kristen wiig + kristen bell)".

Kristen is the Scandinavian-American form of Christine — from the Greek christianos (follower of Christ). **A top-50 US baby name from 1980 to 1995, peaking at #44 in 1986**. **Kristen Stewart (born 1990)** — **American actress; Bella Swan in the *Twilight* franchise (2008-2012, five films, $3.4 billion gross worldwide); Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for *Spencer* (2021) as Princess Diana**. **First openly LGBTQ+ presenter at the Academy Awards (2019)**; received the Maltin Modern Master Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2022). **Kristen Wiig (born 1973)** — *Saturday Night Live* cast member (2005-2012); Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for *Bridesmaids* (2011, co-written with Annie Mumolo) — the film grossed $306 million on a $32.5 million budget. **Kristen Bell (born 1980)** — voice of Anna in Disney's *Frozen* (2013) and *Frozen II* (2019); Veronica Mars (2004-2007, 2019); *The Good Place* (2016-2020); the *Frozen* franchise grossed $2.7 billion combined. **Kristen Anderson-Lopez** — Oscar-winning songwriter; "Let It Go" (2013, with Robert Lopez), "Remember Me" (2017). **Kristin Davis** (the Charlotte spelling — same name, different spelling).

Featured throughout 1980s-2020s American culture.

Follower of Christ. Stewart in Twilight + Wiig in Bridesmaids + Bell as Anna in Frozen ($2.7B franchise).

The name in its native script.

Kristen
Transliteration
Kristen
Pronunciation
/ ˈkrɪs.tən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kristen stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 600 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 44 in 1986
Babies named Kristen · last year
430 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1948
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #44 NOW · #600

Kristens before her.

Real people
Kristen Stewart
American Oscar-nominated actress.
born 1990
Kristen Wiig
American Oscar-nominated comedian.
born 1973
Kristen Bell
American actress (voice of Anna).
born 1980
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
American Oscar songwriter.
born 1972
In fiction
Bella Swan
Twilight.
2008

Names connected to Kristen.

The number behind Kristen.

9

The Humanitarian

Kristen reduces to nine — the number of Twilight saga.

Why families chose this name.

"Stewart's faith. Seven letters. Kristen."
Catherine · Mother of one · Los Angeles