Entry № 5581 · Scandinavian origin

Kristen Kristen — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KRIS-ten /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Scandinavian
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.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kristen reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.