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Unisex name

Kriston

57% girls, 43% boys · 6 born in 2025

Kriston has been given to about 1,266 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,229
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kriston per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 57
  • Born in 20256
  • All time1,266

How popular is Kriston?

Its best year was 1980, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 2463rd. The typical living American called Kriston is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Kriston

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Triston0.89
  2. Brixton0.81
  3. Britton0.79
  4. Kristen0.76
  5. Kristin0.76
  6. Clinton0.76
  7. Clifton0.76
  8. Brighton0.77

Middle names for Kriston

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kriston Anne0.81
  2. Kriston Eve0.80
  3. Kriston Elizabeth0.78
  4. Kriston Catherine0.78
  5. Kriston Marie0.77
  6. Kriston Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kriston

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.75
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.74
  3. Aracelisister · 0.74
  4. Elishaeither · 0.73
  5. Marisolsister · 0.73
  6. Erikbrother · 0.71

Where Kriston is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kriston White0.72
    2. Kriston Reyes0.72
    3. Kriston Lee0.72
    4. Kriston Hill0.72
    5. Kriston Hall0.72
    6. Kriston Green0.72

    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 Kriston

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    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.